I have gotten in the habit of shooting and hunting with a fouled barrel. When I go to the range with 777, I pour 10-15 gr down the barrel (I don't measure it just estimate), load a cap, do NOT load a bullet, point it straight up and pull the trigger. I then run a spit patch (both sides) followed by a dry patch and then I load up to shoot a bullet. This is the same protocol I use opening day of hunting season before I load up. Thus every shot is the same on a "fouled" barrel.
There are some people that like to load and hunt with a truly "clean" barrel. However, that means you have to actually CLEAN the barrel between each shot. What I do isn't cleaning the barrel. A spit patch followed by a dry patch just removes excess powder, but leaves the barrel fouled. Too much work in my mind to clean the barrel after each shot. I suppose once you find your load, you could do that, but I just never have wanted to work that hard.
Last edited by txhunter58; 11-01-2017 at 05:53 PM.