I have been using a Triumph since last Aug.. When I hunted with it this year I did not fire it to unload it, I do use loose powder. These are the options take out the breach plug with the gun pointed down and use the ramrod to push the powder and bullet out the front end of the barrel fron behind; take a tooth brush and a rag and clean the grease [which powder will be stuck to from the threads in the back end of the barrel and put some more breach plug grease on before reassmbleing; use tefflon tape like sabot loader does and replace it[ I have never tried tefflon tape on the Triumph I am not sure how it would work. I use the first method, I started with the second and one day it occured to me that there was an easy way. Lee