ORIGINAL: SWThomas
I'm still getting into this whole ML world. I'm trying to absorb as much information as I can. I was wondering if you guys could type out what your swabbing procedures are when you go shooting and prior to a hunt... Like, do you do anything special to the ML when you get to the range? How many primers do you pop off to foul? What do you use to swab the bore between shots? How many times do you swab between shots? What do you use and what are your procedures for cleaning when you're done shooting? What procedures do you follow before a hunt?
Any and all tips are encouraged and would be greatly apreciated. Thanks!!!
In my Omega and Knight Disc with 777 I swabbed at the range with alchol and windshield washer fluid then a dry patch between each and every shot, but when I am hunting, because the swabs dry out I use a swab of TC bore butter, which allows me to shoot a Nosler Partition with a Crushed rib sabot accurately.
I also shoot Barnes MZ 300g with supplied sabot from the Omega, but this year use Black Horn 209 and took two deer on opening day with that load. I don't swab this load, that is the primary reason I switched to Blackhorn, better accuracy and no swabbing.
In general most BP subs except BH209 need to be swabbed with saboted bullets, powerbelts the exception. TC manual says you must "field swab" for best accuracy and bullet loading ease.
In my Savage I don't swab and I don't clean till end of the Season, I also leave my bullet and power in until the next shot. I leave the gun in the garage, and don't let it warm up or down.
Chap