Barrel cleaning question...

[Olle]

Originally Posted by postino

What is the rationale behind that, Fred???

Just an old trick to save the muzzle. It's easy to rub the rod against the rifling and the crown when cleaning from that direction, and it's said that the rifling at the muzzle end can be ruined by frequent cleaning from that direction. I don't think it's all that bad as long as you're using a brass or coated rod, but better safe than sorry.