RE: Crud ring question
With 777, If you clean well in-between shots, then fouling near the breech or "crud ring' is not really an issue, unless you don't do that good of job cleaning in-between each shot. Then eventually the buildup will cause loading difficulties to impossibility depending on the bore tolerance of your rifle and your projectile choice. Tighter bores and projectiles such as sabot are more rapidly affected by fouling with respect to loading ease.