Note that the snapping of a couple of caps after swabbing the oil from bores is a long standing tradition among ML'ers. It is quite suffecient as long as the first shot is fired soon. My problems surfaced when hunting where I would load as soon as leaving the truck & some time might pass prior to getting a shot. In spite of my best efforts at swabbing out the bores A little oil could remain at the base of the nipple which was not reached, resulting in a misfire under those conditions, so I worked up the alternate method.
I certainly do not want to leave the wrong impression here, OldFarmer's post was a most excellent one & certainly worthy of studying for its overall excellant advise on the subject. I am just offering this one small alternative which has worked well for me over many years.
