I am relatively new to hunting with the old smokepole, and have only ever used powerbelt bullets to shoot out of my gun, a Traditions PA Pellet Flintlock. As everyone knows the powerbelts are pretty pricey, but work great, but I am looking for a cheaper alternative. I recently purchased A pack of the 270grain Maxi Ball-et's of the Buffalo Bullet Company and plan on giving them a try. But my question is do I need to use a fiber wad behind them when shooting them or can I just have them right up against the powder since they have a concave base. Iam posting a picture of something very close to what I bought, The only difference seems to be that the ones I bought are hollopoint and the ones in the pic are not. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. By the way what everyone says about muzzleloading is true, it is addicting.