RE: Muzzleloading maintenance
I would not recommend doing what you are doing.
It's fine to load a clean dry barrel, and leave the load in the bore for an extended period of time. But once you fire a load, even one shot, the bore is fouled with components that will absorb moisture from the air and cause rust and/or corrosion. A load in a fouled bore is OK for the duration of a day's hunt. Anything beyond that is, in my opinion,asking for trouble.
That load has been sitting in a fouled bore for over a week. If it were me, I'd pull the load, remove the nipple,clean everything up real well, make sure the bore is dry, and then reload. If it's convenient to do, try to shoot the load out and see if it goes with the first cap.
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