I dont use filler (fekkin messy) - I use wads to bring the ball height up (that should read "ball closer to the mouth of the chamber" - sorry !)
My Dad however - uses cous-cous as a filler (even though I give him his wads free !!)- I suppose thats one the interesting bits about Black Powder - the 'load development'/tweaking/trying different things etc !!
Roy
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