This might ramble a bit so please bear with me. A zillion years ago I built a renegade, the whole bit, finished fitting, browned the barrel finished it, went to shoot it and didn't have a clue. Tried to use t-shirt for patches etc.Dang what a hassle and traded it for a tool box for my truck.I';ve learned some since then and todayI spent 1/2 the time at the range helping out a guy that "never owned one, and only have shot one a couple of times". Was glad to do it, passed on some pointers and he was shooting pretty good when I left. If you can find someone that will take time to talk to you it will really help, and this place from what I've seen will answer a lot of your questions. BEWARE shooting smoke poles is ADDITIVE and should be approached with caution, yep cleaning them up is a slight hassle, but worth it.