I shoot a 54 cal TC Renegade, with 100 gr loose pyrodex and a 435 gr maxiball.

I can easily seat the bullet to the mark on my ramrod on a clean barrel. After the first shot, it is more difficult, though not hard to reach the mark. On the third shot, it is pretty tough to reach the mark. Even if i don't get it quite there, it doesn't cause any noticeable change in POI.

After that I generally swab.