Originally Posted by
ronlaughlin
No they wouldn't. Guys would be careful, and not drill through the flash hole. Me, i have used a motor a jillion times, to clean the channel, and never once have i accidentally drilled through the flash hole. Why is it that everyone always writes "spin the drill by hand"?
Don't necessarily agree. Now a seasoned muzzleloader may not but, I've seen shooters do some really crazy things over the last 40 years. People do stupid stuff without thinking every day. Common sense appears to have been removed from the dictionary. Seasoned shooters adapt, using common sense, which is why some come up with some very ingenious ideas.
I may shoot 50+ rounds in a session and will twist the drill "by hand" about every 10th shot without removing the breech plug. Its easy, chips out the carbon and I bust a primer, then load and continue shooting.