just go through the pages from the last month or so...any post made by me should have info....i bled these guys dry...then i called thopmson for a manual......it came.....and has everything you can possibly ask...loads....saftey.....loading.....cleaning you name it...its in there....it will be at your house within a week too....mine was....id call them tell them the model and your adress wait a few days and your got it all.....or you can read all my posts....theres alot of info in my posts for these guys....i too just got into muzzleloading....i went with a tc 50cal flintlock hawken......still gota get out and shoot it yet.....good luck.......