It depends what kind of powder you are shooting. Some guys use a simple spit patch - I tried it and found that I didn't like it. I use a 50/50 mix of Windex and rubbing alcohol - usually 1 wet patch followed by 1 dry patch. I use 777 powder which is water soluble and cleans up well with this mix. I've never used Pyrodex or Goex, so I'm not sure if this mix would work as well with those. If you use BH209 you're not supposed to swab between shots- just clean it with Hoppes #9 or a similar bore solvent when you get home.