Originally Posted by
Ridge Runner
cause it was probably shot at least once before it was reloaded, wanna keep it accurate?
shoot it clean it and oil it before ya store it, I ruined the best shooting one I ever had by storing it dirty, won't happen again
RR
That's called an assumption. You don't know. The OP certainly didn't say he loaded it, fired it, and reloaded it, and nobody's saying that anyone should be storing a dirty muzzleloader. I know if my gun is fired in the field, there's a lot of work ahead, which includes cleaning my gun. If I didn't fire it, the only work ahead for me is the walk back to my vehicle.