ORIGINAL: JLmoore1956
Okay I understand the swabbing in between shots at the range, learned that over the past few days, but what about hunting, you shoot and hit, but then start to track and I never track with an empty weapon or no weapon, so is it okay to load a second one without swabbing or best to swab and track?
Most (not all) projectiles can be loaded a couple of times before the need to actually swab is NECESSARY. The reason we swab between shots on the range is so each shot is like the one before it, to tune the accuracy of the load. If hunting and the need for a second fast shot is necessary, go ahead and load it. Also it is a good idea to practice that on the range to make sure the second even third if necessary are not too far off from the first...