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Old 11-19-2008 | 06:55 AM
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SHulion
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Default Barrel protection while hunting????????

Our early, 3 day muzzleloader season opens this Friday here in Florida. Friday morning, before I do anything else I'll swab the barrel of my Endeavor with a couple dry patches, an alcohol patch, and then a couple more dry patches. After I finish that I will fire a few primers to foul the barrel and then load it for the hunt using 110gr. BH209, 250gr. shockwave and a Harvester short black. My question is, if I don't shoot anything the first day (I'll hunt Friday, Saturday and Sunday) what should I do about the barrel now that I have completely removed any oil from it. Will it be Ok for those three days or should I run a lighlty oiled patch down the barrel to where the bullet is seated and then dry patch out the excess to help protect the barrel. I'm affraid this might affect acurracy. I understand that if it rains, I will probably need to shoot the gun, clean it and start over but there isn't any rain in the forecast. The weather is supposed to be perfect. What do you guys do when hunting 3 or 4 days in a row. Thanks again for your help.
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