When cleaning with soap and water, do you pour it down the barrel, or just dip patches in the soapy water? I've always poured it down the barrel, then gotten the brush wet and brushed it. Then poured some more water down the barrel and then started running wet patches through it, then dry patches until clean.

The problem is, it always gets water all in between the stock and the barrel and basically all over since not all of it goes down the barrel. So I have to take the stock off. I'm starting to think, this changed my poi slightly this last time which I know is possible. Anyway, I'm just wondering if it's a better way to do this so that during hunting season I can clean it easier without removing the stock. Should I just wet the patches? Or how do you do this?