Prior to learning not to swab between shots, I had fouling and misfires. Some wise fellow shooters of long experience suggested I use sloppy wet patches.I use Ballistol, liquid soap and window washer, 1/3rd each as the lube.
Bluesmoke, you know, I think this is good information (for me, at least). I was hesitant about using sloppy (drippy) wet patches because, well... nobody wants to taint their powder charge with wet lube, right?
But then I thought about it.... pushing a drippy wet patch tight into the muzzle, then rubbing that along 35-40 inches of bore... most of the lube will be left on the bore, as the wetness is drawn out of the cotton.
So not only is the patch considerably drier at the bottom of the barrel, you have a nice coat of lube on the bore. So each shot cleans the bore quite nicely. With less fouling stuck to the bore after each shot, you are pushing less fouling down the bore, so it accumulates more slowly at the breech.
I am going to do this next time out at the range.
And I'm still kicking around ideas for a jag that will pull the fouling out without pushing much of it down to the breech.
