well for starts i only use my muzzle loader only during the muzzle deer season and the few pre season shots to make sure scope and all is good. and with that said mine spends most of its time in the gun cabinet, i always clean with wet patch till black is gone then dry patch till their clean and dry, then as a final i patch the barrel and the outter barrel with bore butter to help protect it. as far as shooting i never us at best a dry patch after two or three shots but. proper cleaning is a must for black powder. iv'e seen nice gun's put up and were junk the next year do to poor cleaning
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