I found early on it seemed to matter an awful lot where the powder was in the pan too. An old fellow told me to cock the gun to the left and give the left side of the gun a little rap with the heel of the palm. It got the powder next to the touch hole he said. I don't know?! I had good reliability with my flinter at the bench..in the field..probably no better than the Brits waaayy back in 1825. And it seems the best hunting is in inclement weather...duh!!
Oh and believe me..I am not an expert on muzzleloaders for sure...Autoloaders maybe!!