dahumphries--make sure that the sabot or bullet is seated against the powder. The crud ring forms just ahead of your bullet so when you reload it will keep the sabot or bullet from being seated on the powder--which is a very bad situation if you shoot it like that. Swab with Windex between every shot helps to remove the crud ring but it can still be there so mark your ramrod so that you know when the bullet is fully seated. Do not fire the gun if the bullet is not fully seated against the powder. I don't mean to preach, but this is important.