ORIGINAL: mcawful

When I was at the range on thursday, I was swabbing between shots with the 50/50 and couldn't believe the gunk coming out.
One fella asked why I was doing that after every shot. I showed him a completely black patch, he said, "oh".
After I got home from the range, the cleanup was as enjoyable as the shooting IMO.
I used the Butch's Black powder bore shine and before long, she was squeaky clean. Following up with some RemOil and back in the safe she went. Took it out this evening to check and, no rust, so I must be doing it right.
cayugad, I really like the Moosemilk on the rb patches. The only problem I had was with the ticking. I think mines too thick and I don't have a micrometer to check. Thank goodness the stuff's only $3 a yard. Easily replaceable. I wonder if the red stripe ticking is thinner than the blue?
(from Walmart)