I received my Burnside when I was about 8 from my Dad, who received it from a West Virginia CW veteran when he was about that age, along with an original cartridge (which he fired). I used it in NSSA competition in the late 60's - early 70"s. Before that, before I shot in NSSA, I originally used the Dixie device to close the gap between the block and chamber. Later, we had aluminum, brass and plastic/nylon cases for competition shooting. 35 gr FFg with a Dixie Round Ball mold. Accurate at the 25 yard ranges we shot at back then. I later had a Smith and a Starr, but I always went back to the Burnside. It's a 5th Model in the mid 25,000 number range, and still shoots, better than I can now.