Hello Folks,
I want to start this by thanking the members of this site for being so helpful. If there has been a problem with this whole challenge , it has been misinformation.
To your questions: I soaked the breechplug overnite in lacquer thinner, and thoroughly cleaned it with a brass brus, then the drill tool supplied me by Mr. Fisk, then an acetylene torch tip cleaner ( neat tool) because the primer hole was completely shut. I then mounted it in the rifle after slightly greasing the threads, placed a 209A primer in Mr. Fisks' bolt adapter that completely surrounded the primer in steel, as opposed to the Knight plastic disc. . The primer fired. Suddenly, my "MOUNTAIN" Became a molehill.! Thigs I learned. The amount of fouling was atrocious to me from the small amount of shots I have fired in this weapon now (5). I am an instant convert to BH209 powder, despite the fact I abominate the price and had to order it directly from the factory. Supply and demand here in New Mexico is ridiculous. A major vendor here has not been able to obtain ANY primers in over three years of trying!
Another source of disinformation was the factory that created the barrel for Knight some time ago. Thie brand (western branding nomenclature) is what is called a "lazy M" stamped on the barrel. I gave them the serial number of the rifle and they confidently told me that the barrel was created only for round balls and was a 1-40 twist. I took out the breech lug and I could see that the twist was definitely not 1-40, but when checking found out it was 1-28. I was influenced into getting a muzzlebrake. It was supposed to arrive with a metal funnel that was supposed to allow correct seating a bullet and powder through it, which makes sense. That didn't happen so I cannot get to actually shoot the weapon yet. Images had to be sent to the vendor that should prove there is no way in hell the package of that size could have included this metal funnel. the other thing learned after the fact was that saboted bullets cannot be used in a muzzlebrake. Well meaning people have generously supplied me with 9 different types of saboted bullets for my 50 caliber rifle.
So, I regard all this as result of my own ignorance and that is why this site has been so valuable to me. In just four days, I have received major advice that has completely altered my knowledge of muzzleloading rifle components. I have set Worlds records with other types of firearms. I will be receiving a special type of sizing die AND INSTRUCTIONS, so that maybe, a month from now. might laugh this off as to my ignorance. The weapon will be used for Elk hunting here in New Mexico so I find the full sized 50 caliber bullet shoud prove ideal to deal with this very vital, large animal.
Thanks folks