Hello --

I am a rank newbie to the sport and I intend to purchase a
muzzleloader kit to build in order to learn how the weapons work
from the ground up.

I am also a mystery writer and am thinking about a murder story
involving a muzzleloader as the murder weapon. But before
proceeding I need to dig up some quick facts, such as: Can lead
balls shot from muzzleloading RIFLES be matched to the
weapons that shot them by means of comparing striation
marks? What about muzzleloading SMOOTHBORE muskets?

Does anyone here know of a source of this information?

Thanks to all.