Thoughts on cleaning a Flintlock without removing the barrel

[Roundball58]

For what it is worth...
I shoot 2F in all of muzzleloaders regardless of caliber or be it rifle , fowler , pistol or even revolvers...
You won't "hurt" a small caliber gun using 2F powder.
Shooting 3F in .45 or less and 2F in .50 or bigger is more of a 20th / 21st century target shooter "rule" rather than a 19th century shooting method.
Andy

I'm the opposite. Pretty much everything gets FFFg, even the .58's and .62 trade gun. I do keep a couple cans of FFg around for the 12 ga double. It all makes smoke.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

A lot of the regular shooters at the local rendezvous use 3F for everything as well.
Like 2F using 3F for all your shooting in any muzzleloader , regardless of caliber or modern "wisdom"...won't hurt the gun you just need to find a load that works...
I like it , it works well , just can be a bit tougher to find or buy at times.
Andy