I'm not a muzzleloader guy, but I do load brass shotshells and everything goes in the same order and the principles are the same. The powder flask reads in drams and the measure in grains. You can find a conversion chart for drams of black powder to grains, but if you use the flask, you won't need to. If the gun is a 12 ga or larger, FFG (number 2?)might be a little more appropriate, but FFFG (number 3?) will work, at least if you load light loads (2 1/2 drams in a 10 or 12 ga). The shot measures in ounces. Start off with 1 ounce. I would load, powder, over powder wad (the thick card wad for better sealing), then the thick filler wad. After loading the shot, use the thin over shot card wad. This wad should fit as tightly as possible, so the shot doesn't roll out the end of the barrel while you're carring the gun afield or when you fire the first barrel in a double barreled gun. Hopes this helps some. Bill Frech
