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Signs went up yesterday in Folly Lick Stream Valley Park in my neighborhood near Herndon, Virginia. Just like that, I'm a potential law breaker if I take a walk in the park where, 4 years ago, MS13 murdered someone with a machete. No exception for CCP. Photo attached.

North Carolina and Georgia. ;-)

Got some pretty good info on this site:http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=49029.0

Got some really good feedback in this forum. http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=49029.0

After some great discussion in the black powder forum, it was suggested I post here. This is a family heirloom passed down to me. Bore measures .35 with my calipers. The mold came with. What can you tell us about it? Thanks![/IMG]

Any idea of the age of this?

Here are some more pictures for those of you who might have some insight into the origin of this gun. Thanks!

Thanks for the info. My Grandfather died in 1988. I am 60 now, so I would like to consolidate good information on this gun for my kids.

Here you go:

Evidently, I can't count. Here is the proof. Octagonal barrel with a ...

Story my grandfather told me and confirmed by an appraiser at a LGS.

When I get home I'll count sides to be sure...

I found the mold! Does it look close?

You know, I do have a mold. I just never considered it was for this gun. I'll get it out and check. Thanks for the memory jog!

This has been in my family for well over a hundred years. It appears that it used to be a flint lock that was converted to percussion. The set and trigger work as intended. The barrel ( iron hexagonal) is clear and my micrometer measures .35. What size patched ball would that translate to?

I had the gun appraised at a LGS and they said .58 Berdan. I have read about the .58 Roberts so I am not completely sure. I'll take some measurements and learn how to do a casting before I make the expensive purchase of brass from Rocky Mountain or RCC.

Yeah, as I do more research, the more I realize what I don't know. I might have to spring for some brass from RCC or Rocky Mountain. Thanks for the feedback.

The subject line says it all. I have a .58 Remington Rolling Block musket conversion in .58 berdan. I also have 9 .577 brass cases that I can trim to the 1.66 berdan case length. How do I taper (straight) the brass. Is it possible without a major investment in tools? I want to shoot a .58 ball...

30 grains with a .454 ball. Recoil is similar but not as snappy as a .45 1911.

Thanks. The holster is a Triple K for 51/4" barrel from Cabelas . I really like the short length. I haven't tried to adjust the sights. I'll work on my skill instead. The spare cylinder is on my shopping list. Cheers!