The gentelmen on this site are great. I have never seen more helpfull people in my life than the ones that hang out on the gun boards.
I too see the nipples still at gun shops and think you should be able to get one if we can't fix yours. My Scout is an awsome rifle one of the most accurate guns I own. You can sneak a peak of it on my flintlock thread I have going now. Yes that is a m/l with thousands of rounds through it.