As I start into BP shooting, I find, as I had expected, just as many differing opinions on things, based probably on personal experiences/preferences, as you would find in other sport.i.e. this bullet is great/not so great, go with pellets/go with loose powder, spit patch every shot/don't bother, etc. In most cases I'm sure there is no right /wrong answer and I will eventually settle on things based on my own trial and error.

But today was the prime example. Picked up a tube of T/C anti sieze stuff for breech plug; asked the resident expert whether this should be applied to both the breech plug threads and inside the bore; absolutely not he says, putting it inside the bore will mean when you tighten the plug the excess will squeeze into the barrel, causing problems. Sounds reasonable to a beginner right? Bring the package home, open it up, and find a short instruction that says to the effect, failure to apply to both the plug threads and inside the bore may lead to a siezed plug!!!

Almost makes a guy want to laugh, and makes me glad I found this forum where I can ask questions and get enough informed opinion to allow me to make up my own mind.