Thread: Black powder percussion musket.

Originally Posted by Tasbay

Musket cap, Assuming its 58cal a .562 or .570 Patched round ball (made from any lead) sitting on 60-80gr powder should get you started. Try Track of the wolf, Dixie Gunworks or Cabelas for Moulds. You can change the nipple to #11 caps.
Once you have dropped the powder down the hole give the gun a slap on the side of the lock to make powder go into the flash channel.
Another thing and we have all done it at some stage if you forget to put the powder in before the ball. Unscrew the nipple and dribble some powder down the nipple hole, it doesn't actually (take much to remove the ball) then insert nipple and fire.

Silly question, does that mean it doesn’t currently take a # 11 cap ?