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I found Track of the Wolf sells .410 round ball. Guess I will try those first.

I deeply appreciate y'all's patience and understanding. Keeping in mind my hands, eyes and head no longer work like my younger days and all measurements must be taken as broadly approximate: 1. The twist rate is 1:33". The barrel is 26". 2. There are four(4) grooves and therefore four(4)...

Thank you very much for the clarification. Perhaps I misspoke regarding caliber. I will use the following Wikipedia definition: "Rifled bores may be described by the bore diameter (the diameter across the lands or high points in the rifling), or by groove diameter (the diameter across the...

I fear my forebears were far more intelligent than I. I am afraid I do not grasp the correct nomenclatures. I measure the barrel at the widest diameter. That measurement is .44 inches. The "lands" are raised, as in the modern way and have less diameter than the widest diameter .44 inches. I...

I recently acquired a left hand flintlock rifle built by J.C. Gorges in Frankfurt, Germany, circa 1800. The rifle was brought back by a WWII soldier and sleeved with a .44 inch groove sleeve. My interest is two fold: 1. Does anyone else own a J.C. Gorges firearm and 2. Where do I find a...