I have not shot my Hawkens in some years but when I was, I used 3f Goex, 70 grains for normal shooting and 90 for hunting, a Walmart pillow ticking patch(bought a cheap couple yards and cut my own), Hornady round balls, and either just spit or a homemade lube of deer tallow and real Neatsfoot oil. The tallow was rendered from a nice doe I shot and mixed 50/50 with the Neatsfoot I got from Tandy Leather. Worked great. For cleaning I used a mix of Murphy's oil soap and alcohol, lightly on a patch for swabbing, and heavy if I was actually cleaning. If your patches are burning up you need better lube.