RE: Barrel swabbing between shots? How and what?
The problem I would have with my Encore is I would have to remove the barrel to take out the breech plug the primer ejector is in the way and I would have to remove that. T/C has a new fold-away ejector that you can fold over then remove the plug w/o removing the barrel. I have yet to see one at my local shops yet and I hate buying stuff over the phone w/o checking them out first.
On another note I really like that ejector the thing works great and the MDM doesn't have one and sometimes those primmers get stuck real good. When that happens we end up using a pair of diagonal pliers to gently get the things off. The gunshop we bought the MDM at recomended Cheddite primers but the Winchester ones seem to work better and are easier to get unstuck.
We end up cleaning the primmer pocket every third or fourth shots. I started cleaning the Encore pocket every few as well I figure it can't hurt.