I agree with cayugad, I would swab the barrel with 50/50 alcohol/windex solution. A lot of guys say that this takes too long between shots, but I believe in making the first one count anyway!!! Like he also said, try switching to 777 loose powder, Pyrodex pellets or Pyrodex loose powder. There is also Pinnicle, APP and Black mag3 powder. The MMP HPH/24 sabot seems to load a little easier in my Omega. One or all of these should help.