RE: Preparation for first shot in the field?
Since I' ve found that the first shot of a clean bore can be a little erratic from my Knight, I wil only hunt with a fouled bore. What I do is load up a 10gr charge of Pyrodex with an empty sabot. On my way out to the field I' ll just pick a nice secluded spot to pull over, which isn' t too hard to find at 4am, and shoot out that charge. Then I reload with my hunting charge sans primer and finish the drive to the woods. Seems to work fine. A couple of caps will also burn out the oils, but doesn' t really foul the bore.
Mike