Cayugad pretty much covered things, I also use masking tape to mark my ramrod for the same reasons. This needs to be done the first time you load the rifle to be sure that everything is clean and bottoms out well. After a shot or two there will be fouling in the bore which may cause the bullet to stop short of bottoming out on the powder which is a very bad thing. If there is an air gap between the powder (or pellets) and the bullet the pressures generated can be dangerous up to and including rupture of the barrel. I have a Pursuit LT also and I do not leave the ramrod extended just because the powder and muzzleflash will attack the material on the rod which is forward of the barrel causing some discoloration. I would recommend that you run a damp patch between shots for the first few times you shoot the rifle followed by a dry patch just to be sure that you are not having fouling change your loading mark. Once you are more familiar with the rifle you may find the swab and bore drying patch may not be required each shot. A lot of this depends on what powder you are using. Pyrodex is one of the powders that will leave more fouling in the barrel than some of the others. It is a good powder to start with however as long as you deal with the fouling and remove it between shots. Personally I do not like pellets and only shoot loose powder but since you have the pellets you might as well use them up. I would stay below 100gr. of pellets as the LT is a fairly light rifle and the recoil will be fairly heavy with 100gr. pellets and a bullet near 300gr. weight..