You know me, guys - I just gotta` experiment. Today I tried a swabbing experimentwith the Great Plains flintlock. I used the same load for four fifty-yard 5-shot groups, but different swabbing techniques for each group.

First Group: First shot from a clean barrel, then four more shots wiping with both sides of a dry patch between shots.

Second Group: First shot from a clean barrel, then wiping with both sides of a damp patch andthen both sides of a dry patch between shots.

Third Group: All shots from a dirty barrel - no swabbing at all.

Fourth Group: Fully cleaned barrel for each shot - then wiped bore before each loading with a lightly oiled patch followed by one dry patch.

Here are the pictures of each target. WHADAYATHINK?