also, only put half as much prime in the pan as you think you need. for one it doesn't cover the vent hole that way and you get the flash through to the main charge. prime with the same fffg you use for your main charge. ffffg is great except for sucking up moisture from that cloud way over on the horizon.
fffg is so slightly slower one can't detect it by eye.
second many a flinch has become ingrained by having too much prime in the pan. big flash, most wasted and your eye is drawn/repelled by it. instant flinch.
you will get to where you don't even see it if you force concentration on sight picture/hold/follow through.
follow through= flash-Bang- one thousand one, one thousand two, one thousand three.......... all while holding on the target and Not lifting your head to see over the billowing cloud of smoke!
lift your head and you will relax your arms. you will always hit low.
one more thing. the .36 rifle uses a .350-.352 ball. not the .375 of the 36 cal pistol.
like digitaldan said use a good COTTON or linen patch of .010-.015 with either spit or a lube of vegetable or animal fat for lube.
Some rifles like wet patches, some like dry patches. a good dry patch lube is one part Ballistol mixed with water of ten parts. soak patch and let dry.
i use bear fat and beeswax, mainly cause i have it right now and am an old curmudgeon. sucks when i forget and pop a patch into my mouth for a spit patch.
i have a .29 cal, a .32, a .36, a over under caplock in .36 rifle over .62 smooth under( built in 1840) and many large bore flints and caps. and one walker, but two flint pistols.
Rocklocks Rule.
Read this again pilgrim, this guy knows his schidt^^^^.
