i have a problem in cold weather where after the first 3-4 shots, its hard to load the bullets. In the summer, with my traditions flintlock, if its the high 90's the bore butter on my patches just melts all to hell and shoots all over. If i switch to adry patch over 2 shots, i get a great pattern again. And then there are days we all have when we go out and cant hit jack, then the next day, we're shooting great lol. Could have just been one of those days u know?