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TC used to make a tapered jag to fit their breech plugs. Works great. Don't know if they are still available, but if you have a TC you need one.

I did the same to my TC. Got the parts from the Hawkin shop in St Louis. I left the TC patchbox though and used reegade thimbles. Doesn't look as good as yours.

TC did extensive barrel length testing and found that there was no real advantage beyond 28 inches or so. I'm sure others know more about these tests than I do.

I use 6d finishing nails.

Don't know if it's PC, but I sew straps on down the back of the bag with 2 long parallel seams leaving a handy place for a short starter.

The Tandy store near me has a huge pack of holster patterns. Can't buy just one though.

Search through this forum. There are volumes written about your problems.

Short starters that are only use to push a ball down don't really need to be pinned. Anything that will have a jag or any accessory on it does need to be pinned. I use 6d finishing nails. Probably overkill, but I've never had one pull off.

It doesn't take much of a tap on a hammer down on a capped nipple to set it off. My little leather mallet does it very easily.

The Hawkin brothers also made light rifles for the local trade in St Louis.

The cleaning jag you have looks like the correct TC one. Don't use a flat ended one or it will push crud down into the curved pocket in the breech plug and block the flash channel. Don't ask how I know.

I messed up a few years ago when I had a chance to buy a gun a lot like that one with a Large barrel gor $400 and I passed.

My teepee turned tan from having fires in it.

Blackie Thomas has a series of videos about working on his S&B.

Old Ranger just put up a YouTube video about this.

Thanks Mike. I'll try it.

I was wondering if it was the bolt or the cam.

My '51 Navy sure isn't. It has a late bolt reset problem I have tried to deal with by making very small changes like polishing the hammer face and using some 320 paper on the curve of the bolt with no results. Usually trying to pull the hammer back twice is successful the second time so I...

Anyone ever watch mounted cowboy action shooting? They fire hundreds of rounds from horse back at a gallop. They are shooting very close targets with blanks, but it does show that shooting from horseback is possible.

Found CCI #10s in Denver yesterday. They also had musket caps.