Welcom to the hobby.........er...I mean obsession of Muzzle Loading. I have a T/C Omega and I have only been into BP since Dec. "08"and I have learned a lot from the folks here. The first thing I learned is not to pre set your expectations. I went the pellet rout, then BH209, T7 FFFg, T7 FFg, Pyrodex. I have put more rounds through my ML in 6 months than some do in 6 years. This does not make me an expert my any means. There are folks here that really know their stuff and some posers but I learn from all of them. The only true teacher is experience. Shoot, shoot, shoot. I have found that what is good in my T/C Omega may not work in others. This I can offer. IMHO, BH209 is the best BP sub out there. It is expencive but once you go through a few 10oz containers you will see why. Its hot, swabbing after every shot isnt necessary, consistant velocity and repels moisture. Get on the BH209 website and check it out. I did not like the pellets cuz they absorb moisture rapidly and they will break or crush sometimes during the seating of your bullet. As mentioned above, pellets are over priced and you can not fine tune your load. T7, Pyrodex and other forms of BP burn cleaner than others, they smell different and have a different burn rate. I have not tried true BP. I use T7 FFg for the range and will use BH209 for hunting purposes. Just my own system I came up with that works for me and my rifle. T/C Shockwaves and Hornady SSTs are very simular and accurate bullets. There are a lot of different opinions out there but again, this is a decision you should make by trying them and not listening to others. I prefer the Barnes 290gr. TMZ for hunting but too expencive for paper punching. So I am looking for a inexpencive alternative for the range. S/Ws and SSTs are not cheap but the inexpencive bullets are not as accurate. I have been casting my own but have yet to find the right combination of bullet, powder and sabot to give me consistant groups. There are a lot of tricks or short cuts to make things easier on BP shooters. I like to swab with windex and water, some like other things but you dont have to buy the name brand cleaners and fouling removers that the manufacturers recomend. Same thing with bore butter, breech plug greese, cleaning procedures and so on. Read all the threads, ask questions and you too will understand that its not just dropping some pellets down a barrel and shoving a bullet on top of them. Its not rocket science but it is bullet science. Have fun.