GEEZ! don't know if anybody else is having a problem with this site. Every time I click on something it logs me out, had to go to the lowest security level to be able to make this post.
When you thoroughly clean your barrel at the end of the season or shooting session there is a good chance because the barrel is free of all residue the first shot may not be accurate. So you fire a fouling shot to start the barrel fouling process. Like I posted above I use an old bullet for this, sometimes it is one that was previously loaded that I didn't shoot so I just pulled it, and I use about 50 gr of powder to get it started. I assume because I swab after every shot and my cleaning process the truth is with my gun the first shot is right on even without the fouling shot but I still do it anyway.
