I have one rifle that does not require a fouling shot, my 50 cal Disc Extreme. Everything else I have needs one. Why I have no idea. I shoot 3 primers then solvent patch the bore with 3 solvent patches, then follow with 3 dry patches and load. After every shot I use one wet patchfollowed byone dry patch.It's my procedure for every gun.In the disc Extreme from the first to the last shot it'll put them all in the same spot. My Omega IIRC shoots low for the first shot then all the others shoot together. My Pistol shoots high then groups. My .45 Extreme hasn't been shot enough for me to remember if it needs one or not. My .45 Hawken I have never shot in the 2 years I've owned it. I keep meaning to buy a GM barrel for it. [&o]

I dunno why. I do know a fouling shot is the most annoying thing in muzzleloading. I won't clean a gun till I shoot,I'm done hunting, or I hunt in damp weather. With the guns that need to be fouled I have to clean them every day regardless. Sometimes it's pretty late when I can get it done so my sleep suffers. I get mighty cranky when I'm tired.It could be why they seldom get hunted with and why I always seem to go back to my old reliable Extreme.