It's not necessarily what people know that gets them into trouble; rather it's what they think they know that just ain't so!!
That's a fact!
Now I don't know if this young man bought this rifle new or used,,, but if new, why not read the instructions? Maybe he did, and maybe he didn't understand them, and maybe he just thought he was so smart that he'd figure it out? Who knows what goes through some people's mind's?
One sad thing is that most of us here when we got into this sport/hobby, we had plenty of traditional muzzleloading clubs across the country to go seek help and information if we needed it, and we could learn from these folks at these clubs.
Now in this computer age, beginners (in my opinion) don't bother reading the instruction manual, (or if they do - they don't really understand what they're reading) so they just get online and search out information,,, and sadly, if they don't get good accurate information - they just don't know any different. Now this probably doesn't pertain to everyone, but I believe it does pertain to some.
At least there still are some muzzleloading clubs out there in our country, and I urge anyone who is new to the game, to go visit a club (if possible) or come here to the TMA... We'll get you on track.