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Old 02-09-2007 | 10:20 PM
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Well no matter how many times you shoot you should swab the bore or you will ultimately have a tight bore while loading. I was using the pre-moistened patches you can get from any of the major companies and stopped using them ever since I had a misfire while using a batch. The problem was I got to the bottom of the jar and the patches were loaded with moisture to a point where juice was running out of the breechplug when I swabbed. Then I loaded and proceeded to shoot and nothing so I took it all apart and noticed how wet the breech was and cleaned/dried it out and everything was fine. I now use a yellow patch that smells like Ben Gay made from Traditions called wonder lube and swab with this between every shot and have never misfired/hanged using this product. I think Cayugad has a mixture of isopropol alcohol and windshield washer fluid he uses on patches and says it's great. The main thing is run something in there, I know it seems logical that you are pushing it into the bore, but keep in mind the twist in the barrel and how the patch is "grooving" in the barrel to catch the particles which usually comes out black proving that you are cleaning it while shooting.
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