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Welcome, wish you lived closer, I could share...A .54 round ball with 80grs FFF Goes has been my go to load for a few decades... :)

If you are shooting a percussion, Pyrodex will work just fine.

Welcome from the Piedmont of NC..

Welcome from NC, used to travel up your way, beautiful area!!

You are not correct...Average bore during the Revolution was about .52 caliber...It was later, once the eastern Seaboard was settled, closer to 1800-1820 that you started seeing bores down to .32-.40 caliber, after the deer, buffalo and Indians had been killed off... Also....By the Revolution...

I usually prime with 4F and I also think I can tell a difference, but, if I am hunting on a humid, rainy day, I prime with 3F and change prime every hour or so...At my age, I'm probably on my last pound of 4F, why leave it to the kids?? :)

Very beautiful, very unique rifle, great job!!

They are Virginia peanuts, raised in Northeastern North Carolina and Southeastern Virginia... The smaller, Spanish peanuts are raised in Southern Georgia and in the Panhandle of Oklahoma...

Try it if you like but remember, true round ball barrels are cut to .015-.018 deep, vs button rifling which is .006-.008 deep, the conical base flares to engage the rifling...This is why we typically use patches .015-.020 deep on round balls...So, in addition to the rifling be slower for round...

Dang, now twice a week someone will be posting "When will the Hawken be available?"... :ghostly:

Welcome from Randolph County, NC ...

Good job!!

Good hunt, good job!!

I love my .40, load down to 25-30grs FFF for squirrels and has a heavier ball for target shooting vs the .32 or .36...

Try putting a dab of white paint on your front sight, helps a bit...

Never looked down the bore of any of mine, seems boring.... :) If the bore seems smooth with a cleaning jag, it should be fine...

Welcome, from the Piedmont of NC.

Wife isn't a redhead but my lover is... 😀

60grs FFF Goex.

I make cleaning rods for my rifles and leave a lightly oiled patch in them to keep the barrel clear... Glad you got it figured out!!