We have considered a variety of pistols whereby one might engage in serious pistoling with black powder and 1·ound ball. You have now, perhaps, a good black powder revolver and a single shot pistol such as a Thompson-Center Patriot Pistol or a Kentucky style pistol made from a kit.
Thoughts on building a Single Shot Muzzle Loading Pistol | W.A Carver | Muzzle Blasts Archives
Having given some thought to the advantages and loading of a single shot pistol, some considerations on the building of such a pistol seem in order. Perhaps two approaches to the subject would be useful, building a pistol from a kit, keeping in mind what would make the finished piece suitable to serious shooting, and building a pistol which is altogether a target pistol.