So........I ended up working back in the Yukon all summer, up until a couple weeks ago, and wasn't able to pursue any of my hobbies since June. Hence no progress on any fronts...........I think I shall buy a 1-10 twist barrel and try some loads with it, surely I can achieve my goal somewhere with a 1-8, a 1-10 and a 1-12 set of barrels.
I have come home to an endless list of deficiencies around here that will preclude any gun work for a while, but I am hoping to clean up some of my ongoing projects this winter. I have just thought of another that I am definitely going to undertake, but I'll start a new thread so as not to convolute this one too much.