Good luck with your new Crockett. I like mine fairly well and have done well with mine squirrel hunting but I do wish we had more options for .32 muzzleloader rifles. Going off of mine, as well as what I have read and seen on video's, Crockett Squirrel Rifles will shoot about as accurate as you can from average squirrel hunting distances. I have no problems cleaning mine, especially the breech. A ball short starter is not needed with my Crockett Rifle, which suits me just fine. Patch and ball are easily started with fingers/thumb and then seated with the ramrod.
This is not to say that I have not experienced any issues with mine. The factory ramrod is total, undersized junk. Not only was it cut too short, but its too small diameter for the thimbles, which makes it a rattle trap even when walking through the woods. There is no excuse for producing such an inferior ramrod on a ML that cost so much. I finally got fed up with it and built up my own ramrod out of a hickory blank from TOTW.
The under barrel rib was cut too short, thus leaving a gap between the rib and the front of the stock. That is only cosmetic but it still incorrect and totally uncalled for.
Also, the nipple threads are too sloppy. That, in turn, results in leakage around the nipple. This one concerns me. TOTW sells a 7-1 metric nipple and thread repair kit as a replacement for the 6-1 metric nipple. Looks like I'll be needing to order one soon. For now, I've been using thread tape as a gasket but that too, is a royal pain.
The factory nipple is also too small diameter for #11 caps. TOTW 6-1 nipples rectifies that issue. I have no idea what percussion cap sizes they use in Europe but they must be smaller diameter than #11 caps.
My Crockett Rifle is fairly nice overall but it appears that quality control was on vacation when it was pushed out the door. As a result, I doubt I will ever purchase another ML from Traditions.
Indeed, it would be nice to have more .32 ML rifles to choose from.