Slug Guns and Muzzleloaders

[Slugun45]

Minke, that is a fine looking slug rifle. Dd you get a scope with it? I am going to try to attach a picture of my swedge. The razor blade set up you mentioned is surely the patch cutter. I will also attach a picture of mine. For a 45 caliber the paper strips should be 2 1/2 to 2 5/8 long. I use Reynolds freezer paper. The plastic coated side goes against the inside of the barrel. The paper will curl as you unroll it from the box, I cut long pieces 2 1/2 inches wide. It will look like a board that has cupped. If you keep this in mind you will always have patches that are cut with the proper grain direction, otherwise they will tear when loading. I use sperm oil to lube the patches, some use minerl oil, some other things. You probably also has a tool in the stuff you got to squeeze out the excess oil from the patches.
You cross the patches and push the bullet down into the false muzzle with your thumb, then remove the washer and push it farther down with the short Starter. Finally you seat the bullet on the powder charge. Don't crush the powder.