I leave mine loaded overnight. If I don' t get a shot the next day then I shoot it out before I head home and start fresh the next day. My TC woods rifle will put the first three and sometimes four shots in the center of a paper plate at 100 yards. Thats starting off with a clean fresh charge. The first three are always on the money. The fourth may be out of the group by 2 inches. This is just loading and shooting. No cleaning no spit patches or anything. Good rifle. REAL BAD CHEAP SIGHTS. got to order new sights.