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Well done. I am quite fond of the Isaac Haines pattern.

To be honest, I have not encountered this problem. Is the plug especially tight?

TOW offers an 8 piece set that should get you started but I find there is always something different that I wish I had. Woodcraft.com has good quality but they are pricey. https://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/1030/3/chisel-set-8

I have found that I may need to enlarge touch hole diameter based on barrel wall thickness. What works perfectly on a .40 or .50 caliber barrel may need to be opened up a bit on an 1 1/8" .54 swamped barrel.

This is one of mine and its a great deal for $40. This is how it works.

53 years. I received a Zoli Zouave as a HS graduation gift in 1971.

After reviewing the OP I'm not sure that polishing is the correct term. "Polishing" connotes imparting a luster or sheen and leather supply houses such as Tandy have many products available to do that. Photos of some "polished" items that I have made follow below. Since the bag appears to be a...

I kinda like the fire blued look myself. I make them rainbow.

All November orders have been completed and there is still a little time to tell Mrs. Claus what you really want for Christmas.

Neatsfoot oil.

Uberti Quality Control seems to be a hit or miss proposition some times. You pays your money...and you takes your chances.

The 1849 is a cute little shooter. Sam Colts best seller as I recall. I bought one years ago from Gander Mountain as they were having a sale. It was a Uberti. Nicely fitted and finished but the darn thing would not shoot. Close inspection revealed a pimple in the frame opposite the arbor and...

Agreed. Especially if one is travelling on foot, - unless very hungry or have benefit of a pack mule. I might also consider a reflector oven to save weight.

Its terrible stuff and you can send it to me....:rolleyes:

Very nicely done.

Notice that like the photo of Billy The Kid, the image is reversed.

Me too.

For many years I have been using a 12 gage felt OP wad in my .54 caliber rifles. I shoot rather heavy powder charges in my Hawken rifles because I like the resulting flat trajectory and the felt wad accomplishes two things. Number one, because the 12 gage wad is larger than bore diameter, when...

This entire, very long thread strikes me as a bit unnecessary. The maximum load for an 1858 Remington or 1860 Colt Army or 1848 Dragoon or 1847 Walker is what ever volume of powder that can be loaded beneath the desired projectile and seated below the chamber mouth. That's all folks.

I like .50 and .54 cal. in the Lancaster pattern and the work of Isaac Haines.