I am a tinkerer, like most, I started using powder ball and Crisco. Hey, it works the downside is it is messy. Wads some are too thin and don't have enough lube and some have too much lube and contaminates the powder. Home maid wads if you get them just right they work great. But you almost need two or three lube mixes for what temperatures you are shooting. Grease cookies the same problem as wads. Is there anything else you can do to control fouling? What I started doing is before I start shooting I lube the cylinder pin and barrel to get a head start on fouling. I like Wonder lube but you could use Bore butter or any other that you like. Let say you like shooting with ball and powder after you fire a cylinder carry a blow tube your breath will make the fouling plenty soft. If you want to go a step farther run a bore brush once in and out of the barrel. If you are shooting a Remington pull the cylinder pin and push it back in you can also lube it if you want. I like to put Wonder lube over the first two chambers to be fired. Wads and cookies I make them out of Crisco and beeswax I use a little Crisco than beeswax. I re-lube the barrel and cylinder pin and lube two chambers. I forgot to add I lube my round balls and conicals with a little Lees Alox tumble lube. Paper carts after I charge I add three or four beeswax pellets I lube two chambers as well and if needed I can use a blowtube and\or bore brush. This is how I control fouling and keep my guns shooting accurate. You can use some or all or none of these things to shoot better and longer in the conditions that you shoot in.
Mike
Mike