Welcome from Michigan. You might want to read some very authentic background on these things. If you're only gonna have one book, do let it be:
The Kentucky Rifle, Capt John G. W. Dillin, NRA Washington D.C. 1924
Find a hardback on abebooks.com for about $35 to $95
This is the real thing - Dillin interviewed older guys who knew about using these thins for real, as well as making them.
I read most of Dad's copy, Spring of '51.