Thanks for the warm welcome! I have yet to build a complete muzzleloader, exept for a coupla cva hawkens back 20 or so years ago, and have since sold them. But I have bought a coupla well abused TC hawkens and by using parts from MBS turned them into more authentic rifles(30" bbl, toeplate, trigg guard, thimbles,etc,etc. Now I want to build an upper end "Kentucky long rifle".In looking at this site I think I come to the rite place.The tutorial here has already answered alot of qeustions, but I'm sure I'll have more!