you definatly need some cleaning supplys thats the only thing i hate about muzzle loading is the fact that you have to clean it everytime you use it and its messy but i got a tube of breach plug grease i think mines made by traditions though but i diddent use the grese for a year or 2 in mine then i wised up and bought some after i ruined 2 breech plugs and be sure to put some grease on the nipple threads to thats where i had my problems i snapped off 1 nipple in the breach plug because it was seized up and the 2nd one some how cross threaded or omething when i unscrewed ir and ruined the threads so now i make sure i grease it every time