First start out and run 3 primers through it to burn the oil out of the barrel. Drop in you charge (150grain) push your shot down. Put a primer in, and you are ready to go. After you shoot it, wait for all the embers to die in the barrel, and repeat the process.

You should read your owners manual and ask someone locally to help you if you're not familiar with muzzleloading.

i was at the foxboro basspro store an asked the guys at the firearms counter they said yes it is....

This is just the gun by itself. However, most combo packs include the most cheaply-produced accessories available. CVA's combo packs include usable scopes and loading accessories, but I've found I can shop the web to find better optics, bullets, and so on, for around the same money as the difference in price between the rifle and the combo package. Not to impugn CVA's choice of what to include, but I'd rather keep that extra money in my pocket to use on a scope or bullets that are more in tune with my individual preferences. For example, the woods I hunt won't ever allow more than a 100 yard shot. Therefore, I'd rather have a high-quality 1.75-4x32mm scope than a department-store special 3-9x40mm with a less-sharp focus at close range, poor light transmission, more magnification than I can use at the high end and too much for the "He's Right Under My Stand!!!" shots at the low end. And every rifle is different in what it likes to be fed; so rather than pay for a bunch of bullets that the manufacturer includes because they happen to make and market them too, again I'd rather take my money somewhere I can see other options on the shelf. And at $179, you're getting enough accuracy out of this rifle that I'd consider it a bargain even if it came without sights or a ramrod!

this is just the gun and the safety on in could be better. but it is a good gun.