Pierre902

Swabbing between shots: I still resist the need to use alcohol in a barrel that is being shot and I do not think it is necessary and it does burn. T7 is absolutely correct with the thought the thinner the better - the quicker it drys the better... but the real key is do not get the barrel that wet in the first place...

Hunting I use a plain old fashioned spit patch

At the Range:

I use plain old regular windex with ammonia... the ammonia evaporates very rapidly and this solution dissolves T7 residue like butter. I pre-wet several patches in a container that will seal the patches from the air.

In preparation, I do wet the patches to the point that they are saturated, there is an excess of fluid laying in the bottom of the container. I then squash/squish the entire stack of patches and pour the excess fluid of and back into the container. I keep wringing the patches until I can not get anyfluid out of the pile. The patches are not dry but they are notwet. Seal the container and head to the range. If the patches on top are to dry turn the whole pile over and use the patches on the bottom. These pre-dampened patches work really great - there is no excess fluid left in the barrel - I swab with one patch both sides and reload. If you listen to the air being forced out of the nipple you will know if you are leaving fluids behind... If you are and you here the fluid just keep working the ram rod the air being forced in and out will dry the breech in a hurry.



just my thing and I use this same method inline or sidelock