Yep, that's it. Being new to all this, I've been doing a lot of reading on all sorts of things relating to shooting these wee beasties. Particularly because I am new, I don't have any constraints on me due to old habits or people saying things have to be done a particular way. My patches are showing signs of "blow-by", but if I use thicker material they get very hard to push down!! So after reading about wads, I thought "I wonder if....".
I really can't see any disadvantages to using them (other than it's another step in the loading process), although if anyone has valid reasons for not doing it I'm happy to listen. Oh, I think you'll need at least 1/4" wads though, as ramming a thin one down a long barrel is likely to make it slip sideways in the bore.
One thing that members of the Black Powder club that I joined have told me is that in this game ALL rifles are unique, and it takes time to figure out what each rifle needs to shoot well (ball size, patch size, type of lube, whether it needs a wet patch or a dry one, powder type and load.....
). So far I've gone through nearly a kilo (2.2 lbs) of powder and I'm still trying to work it out.
But it's fun :grin: .
