ORIGINAL: Mikey S.

I typically do clean the barrel thoroughly before shooting the first shot, with alchohol or super scrub or somethingthat leaves no residue behind. I'm starting to believe(after reading some replies)that the pores of the barrel still hold some of the rem oil in the barrel, even after the cleaning; and the problems arise after the first shot is fired.For instance, yesterday, on my first hunt with the gun, I shot at a deer at 75 yards. The barrel was as clean as I know how to get it, and after the shot, I wanted to get a second round in the barrel in case I needed a follow up shot. I swear, it took me 5 minutes to ram that bullet down that barrel. My hunting buddy actually got irritated and left me and went and found my dead deer for while I was cussing up on the hill. Later when we returned to his house, I took out my breech plug to knock that second bullet out, and the hollow point nose was completely smashed........that's how hard I had to push on my ramrod to seat the bullet.

Livbucks, I seat the bullet well. I typically push it till it stops on the powder, then take the rod and and smack it off the bullet a couple times till the the rod starts to bounce off. This is how I was taught anyways...it seems to work for everyone else I shoot/hunt with.