What's the argument. All I've ever said is, you don't have to if you don't want to.
Then, I've explained what you need to do if you don't want to.
That's all. I've also said if you want to anyway, have at it, it's a choice.
Many guys here have taken the suggestions and no longer have to wipe between
shots, or even after 20 shots as there is no buildup in fouling, shot to shot, or even
after 50 shots.
We have shot as many as just over 100 shots in a day without having to wipe, swab or
otherwise clean the bore. The loading is unchanged. The powder chamber area will
become smaller in diameter due to fouling there, but is never seems to make more than
1/4" difference in seating depth of the patched ball. The 100th shot was as accurate as
the second through to 99. Some of our guns do not need a 'fouling' shot to be fired before
scoring. Seems all of mine are that way, at this time, for close range shooting, out to 25 or
so yards. At 50 yards, there is a difference with the fouling shot going high in my .69. I
have not tested this at 50 yards in the .36 or .50. More experimentation, I guess.