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The lack of .22 bulk pack on the shelves around here has got me falling back on my cap and ball stuff. Oh, I still shoot the .38s, the 9, the .45 caliber stuff, but cap and ball is fun!
I have a '58 remmy that I particularly like, a Pietta 5.5" barrel I got on sale last year from Cabelas for 179 bucks shipped to my door no FFL necessary. Recently, I picked up two spare cylinders for it. Gives me 18 rounds before having to stuff more ball and cap more nipples. (not a sexual reference for all you pervs) The gun will shoot 3" groups all day long to POA at 25 yards off the bench and is quite handy compared to my Ruger Old Army which, admittedly shoots better, but not by all THAT much. My Remmy likes 30 grains of Pyrodex P under a .454" round ball with cornmeal filler. It's quite powerful with this load, too. Just sitting down lookin' at the gun, I think I like its classic lines better than a 73 colt. I'm a sucker for ANY single action revolver, though, but I have NOT found a BARGAIN handgun quite to match the Pietta, not new. Ball and Pyrodex are on the shelves as well as caps, though I can already cast my own conicals (need a round ball mold) and make my own percussion caps via a tool called the "tap o cap". My next step is to get into making my own black powder, then I'll be independent of any ammo and primer shortages.
I know folks complain about the slow reload time of percussion revolvers, but honestly, I shoot in my back yard, come in to load my cylinders or can do it sitting on the back porch, it ain't that bad and i got all day to mess with it. I'm on no schedules now that I'm fully retired.
And, heck, I have to reload my .38s and .45s. I don't need brass for the Remmy. 
I know folks complain about the slow reload time of percussion revolvers, but honestly, I shoot in my back yard, come in to load my cylinders or can do it sitting on the back porch, it ain't that bad and i got all day to mess with it. I'm on no schedules now that I'm fully retired.