ORIGINAL: sproulman
ORIGINAL: UncleNorby
Are you sure that the safety zone precludes you from firing a cap only?
i make sure i clean oil out of gun with alcohal patch, then dry it,ballon over barrel.
on hunting high powered rifles, only time we see difference in POI is when barrel heats up.
for hunting, your barrel does not heat up.
when i sight in my muzzleloader/rifle I TAKE MY 22 CAL buckmark pistol and shoot like 25 shots while letting my barrel cool down.
i use those 22 cal targets that spin when you hit them.
i always shoot out of cool barrel to sight in just like your barrel will be when you go hunting.
yes, my barrels are never fouled, nice and clean and dry with balloon over muzzle.
thats a good idea about bringing a 22 to plink with while the barrel cools down.