Recently purchased a TC Encore. As I was looking for all of the other stuff needed to load and clean the rifle, I was approached by a sales guy at the store. Although he admitted to being a "purist" in the style of ML he shot, he admitted to the ease of modern muzzle loaders and gave me a few tips on breaking in my new barrel. He suggested shooting up to a box of patched lead balls (with my choice of pellets or loose powder) to break in the barrel. His reasoning was that the lead would help to smooth and remove any burrs on the rifling. I usually will break in the barrel on a centerfire rifle with a certain procedure, but hadn't heard anything about muzzle loaders. Sounds like it makes sense. Any other tips are appreciated! Thanks!