Over time every black powder rifle I've had has developed scratches in the barrel. I guess from the ram rod. I know this can't help the accuracy, but I'm just wondering if it's normal. My Genesis is the worst I've seen about this and seems to scratch easy, but others do it too. I was looking at a used muzzle loader today and noticed it had this too, so it made me wonder if it's just me or if it's normal.