all great info....cayugad 1st post on cleaning and getting ready to shoot is huge. follow how he does it fireing the caps and if you swab the barrel do it again....i have miss fires after I swab sometimes and don't fire a cap I had a hangfire last year at a doe and I didn't clear the nipple with a cap...follow what these guys said and use fresh powder/new or a like new nipple be ready.....