Thanks fellas! I didn't have much time over the weekend to work on it, but I'll mess with it throughout the week. I ordered the barrel rib and steel thimbles since I didn't really feel like forging a rib for this rifle. Eventually I'll replace all the brass with iron furnishings. I'll make the barrel wedge escutcheons, buttplate and nosecap myself. I still need a ramrod as well, but that's easy enough. Once I get all the furnishings acquired/fabricated, I'll strip it all down and refinish everything. Thanks for following along. Josh