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What's the opinions on firing a primer or two before shooting/hunting on a clean barrel. I've always fired two primers before loading since I started muzzleloading 20 years ago. I've never thought twice about it until last year. I did my usual loading routine, and left it loaded for about 3 weeks during hunting season. When I went to clean, there was considerable fouling in the breach, about 4" up from the plug. The gun had not been fired, just the primers. It took a lot of time to scrub that funk out and I'm still not happy with how it looks.
My question is, if I dry patch the barrel and check the flash hole of the plug, is it necessary to pop a primer or two.
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My question is, if I dry patch the barrel and check the flash hole of the plug, is it necessary to pop a primer or two.
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