new to muzzle loading

[rem 700]

All traces of bore butter should be removed before you begin shooting but it should be put on after shooting to prevent rust and in the long run make cleaning easier. If you're using a dirty powder such as pyrodex between every shot use 1 wet patch then 1 dry patch, but I use American Pioneer so you only need to wet patch dry patch every 6 or 8 shots to get the same consistency. My favorite load in my inlines is 250gr t/c shockwave and 120gr of FFG loose powder, and it seems to be a good load in most rifles.