I was only pushing some 4f into the vent hole. Once i felt that powder was packed into there i used my pick and just crushed up the triple7 and then poured some 4f over the vent and pressed it in with my pick. Close frizzen, turn it to the right and slap the stock to move the powder away from the vent hole. So far its been going off good with very little delay. No cleaning between shots either.