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EP>VH>For a muzzle loader, I pull the wedges, and stand the breech in a
EP>VH>bucket.  With a towel wrapped around the barrel and twisted to form a
EP>VH>"handle" I pour boiling water in the bucket and down the muzzle, then
EP>VH>pump water back and fourth with a cleaning rod and patch.  I finish off
EP>VH>with a fresh dose of clean, boiling water.
EP>        A twisted towel huh? Guess that would stop the blisters? :-)
EP>        Ernie P.
If you're using it to hold the barrel, yes.  If your wife is using it to
smack you with for getting water all over the kitchen floor, no. :-)
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