Well the main thing is no one got hurt. Also you learned an important lesson. Next time, to make sure the rifle will go off more dependable, swab the barrel with an alcohol patch. If there is something in the bore you should feel it or notice that the ramrod does not travel far enough down the bore in realation to it when you swab. That means you have to look fro a reason. After that a couple dry patches. Then wipe the pan and frizzen along with the flint using the alcohol patch and load as normal...

Glad no one was hurt--