Bluelk wrote a series of "chapters" for the new muzzleloader user. You can find those HERE . They are not total gospel but they were and are a very good effort by one guy to pass along some very useful information. Bluelk is no longer with us, having succombed to a form of brain cancer.

Mamaflinter also provides many useful tips on her site. You can do a simple Google search and locate that one.

Be slow, be methodical, and be careful, but have a ball doing it! Or a conical.