So prior to loading when hunting, do you shoot a couple caps to ensure plug is dry? What is your loading sequence in the field?
Do you remove the breech plug after each shot on the range to run a patch down the barrel in between shots?(I read a guy does this does not seem right)
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man, i do ...i cant seem to stay accurate unless my bore is totally clean...i have been back n forth with bullets and powders, and it seems that the cleaner, the straighter. and besides, it will be the 1st shot in the field that counts the most.
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I know a lot of people fire a couple caps before loading, I don't. I usually clean the barrel free of oil with an alchohol patch, then I use a dry patch. Then I put my clean dry breech plug in and then I load.
I do not pull my breech plug between shots, I have never seen the need. I just swab the barrel with an alchohol patch and then a dry patch before loading.
When shooting conicals in my White I do not swab between shots until after several shots.
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I usually clean the barrel free of oil with an alcohol patch, then I use a dry patch. Then I put my clean dry breech plug in and then I load. I do not pull my breech plug between shots,
I'm with flounder, except that I usually swab the bore with one side of an alcohol patch between shots - sometimes both sides. I never pull the breech plug except for final cleaning after the range session.
During a range session if you swab with a patch lightly moistened with 91% isopropyl alcohol you don't need to follow up with a dry patch because it evaporates quickly in the warm bore. I hunt on a squeaky clean dry bore and never pop a cap before loading.
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I don't fire caps or primers prior to loading for a hunt. My bore is dry and free of all oil or whatever else. I also ensure the fire channel is not obstructed. Therefore, no need to fire caps/primers.
I have heard that primer/cap fouling may absorb moisture from the air over time, so it may actually cause a mis-fire or hang-fire if you leave your gun loaded for a few days after firing caps/primers prior to loading.
I fire off a couple caps or 209 primers before hunting or target shooting. I want to make sure all the gunk in the breech plug is blown out onto a clean patch. Also then when I check that patch I can see if the fire channel is clear and hot.
Since I clean my rifles every night after hunting all day, I have no concerns about corrosion or rusting, from popping a couple of caps.
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