it has been a while since I have had a muzzle loader and I never did like to clean em that much when I did have em,but I never knew how important it wasto clean em as good as they need to betill the last year.now I have a new tc omega and I want to take care of it properly for safety and accuracy,if it don't make any difference in the breech in accuracy,its like if it ain't broke don't fix it,but I do need to brush up on powder and different loads and cleaners I have a deposit on the gun now if my scope gets here tomorrow I am going to go get it put on the gun,I know if I need help on getting the right combination of powder and bullets etc,I know there is enough knowledgable people here to get some help.........Ted