I always thought the idea that cleaning smokeless was easier than real BP, was kind of funny.

I can clean the barrel/breech on a Hawken that's shooting real BP with one patch. Actually, I could even use that one patch over and over if I wanted too. It'also cheaper. No solvent to buy. Just a squirt of dishwashing detergent.

Smokeless has always taken 10-15 patches, and the patches were not reusable.


Cleaning shouldn't even be brought up as a reason to shoot smokeless.

Last edited by Mauser_Hunter; 10/18/12.
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