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A PROJECTILE WHICH IS SEATED ONLY PART WAY DOWN THEBARREL SETS UP A HIGHLY DANGEROUS CONDITION WHICHMAY CAUSE A BURST BARREL AND INJURY AND/OR DEATH TOTHE SHOOTER OR BYSTANDER AND DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. Theprojectile must be seated firmly against the powder charge. If the ball orbullet is not seated against the powder charge the firearm must be disassembledand the charge removed (see section on “Pulling a Charge”). Neverfire a muzzleloading firearm unless the projectile is firmly seated onthe powder charge.The use of Thompson/Center's Natural Lube 1000+, a non-petroleumbased lubricant will eliminate most of this build up of black powder fouling,and the cleaning and accuracy problems associated with it.Actually the user of a Black Powder rifle or pistol has two types of cleaningwith which to contend. One is total or complete cleaning which is done aftershooting for the day and before the rifle or pistol is put away. (This mustbe done after using either Black Powder or an approved Black Powder substitute).The other is a simple “wiping out” of the bore which is done betweenshots to clear away fouling and to ease loading (this is essential with BlackPowder). This is referred to as “field cleaning”.PHOTO AUse a Jag for field cleaning(A Worm will work asa substitute if you don'thave a Jag with you.)No.13PowderSolvent isspecificallydesigned forfield cleaning.The saturated patch is then followed by several dry patches to absorb moisture.Cleaning between shots may be necessary when using Black Powder. Itwill depend on how much fouling is developed from shot to shot, and how progressivelydifficult it is to load as a result of it. It will also depend on how tightyour initial patched round ball fits. The tighter the initial fit , the more difficultit will be to load successive shots as the powder residue or fouling builds up. Aspreviously described in the above text, the use of an all natural lube aids in re-60