I just give it a quick squirt of spray which makes patch fairly damp but not drippin wet. Usually 2 dry follow-ups are needed. Patches are cheap & so is the windex. I can shoot several without doing a thing but over the years have come to the conclusion that I consistenly get my best groups with a swab between shots. If your pressed for time and just want to do some shootin then it really aint needed or if your huntin & reload in the field I usually dont bother swabbin.