Tinker,
I did post somewhere and got ahold of you. The only one that's ever helped. Your second pic tells me a lot. I think mine will be set up like that. The brass case can only be about 1.6 inches long due to the chamber. I got some .690 and .715 balls in the mail today, so I will try to slug the bore as well. The cerrosafe just hasn't worked well for me when I try to cast the chambers. So your cartridges are a combination brass/paper? I'm ready to learn. This thing isn't cased, but it is gorgeous. WR sent me it's pedigree for the sum of 50 pounds. Sold April 13th, 1865 to Manton and Sons.
Gramps
