RE: trouble at the range
If you were sure the damp patch cleaned the fowling out well, next time make sure the dry patch is;
#1 not an over sized patch
#2 work in short strokes of 2-3 inches
#3 if you feel the patch getting hard to move pull it.
#4 get a T- handle for the other end of the ramrod... you can stand on that and force the ramrod back up the barrel without taking the rifle apart.