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Welcome from across the st so to speak.

Offer 450 or 500. Price of everything going up.

Not a bad price but not that good either. Your pistol could use the same powder but it would be a waste of powder. Most would probably burn outside the barrel. He may not have applied enough coats of brown. It's kind of spotty when done and you keep adding addition until it evens up to your liking.

I would get a better nipple while you're at it. Like a hot shot or similar. Nipples when new are smaller than a paper clip. Also it might be your load technique. You could be push crud down the bore clogging your nipple. With a nipple hole that big, it would be easier to push crud down to the...

Yes, dry load. Even a small amount of powder would have driven the RB out or at least farther into the barrel.

What can help is to get a pair of diagonal cutters and grind flat so there is no bevel on one side that way it cuts closer.

Yes, they can skim off easy. I did allot of range lead that has copper and other metals. The junk will float to the top. Get a cheap slotted metal spoon or ladle.

too much is better than not enough.

I don't know the proof load but you can only get so much powder in there and still seat the ball. It will not blow up but if continued will wear out the frame before it's time. I bought one from a friend that had a loose frame. I asked him how much powder he used. He said he didn't know, he just...

Maybe a bigger patch like .020 or so.

I'm the same way with tools. Can't find it when I need it so I buy another.

A small piece of ramrod, usually about 5" or so with a handle like a round wooden knob to help you get a tight RB or bullets started. Sometimes people use a piece of antler or other things. Mine is about the same size as a door knob.

I would have some time ago. Don't know why but it seems more common in 54s to be undersized. I had a difficult time loading my 54 with .530 RBs and a friend of mine also. Both are T/C rifles. I found a .520 RB mould and that works for me.

I have heard of people putting them in a cookie tin in their vehicle. Just drive around normally for a week and that should do it.

I believe they dropped that claim some time ago.

You are correct.

I like it when they split, mine almost always do. I had some way back that didn't split and you would have to pry them off the nipple after firing.

My point is, it was stated it would break if it wasn't supported. Mine has lasted over a century without breaking.

If I know ahead of time that I will be pressed for time to clean them, I don't shoot them. It also doesn't get put away until it's clean.

Since you have some, shoot i and give us your opinion.