Elnathan said:
"Blowing Down the Barrel Violates Basic Gun Safety Rules"
"...I think those that blow down the barrel would say that cleaning and loading a muzzleloader are violations of basic gun safety rules as well, according to the "don't point the gun at anything you don't intend to shoot" law..."
As I said before, I don't personally care what someone does to themselves...ie: you can blow down your barrel all you want, in fact I encourage you to.
But what I do care about is legitimate discussion so I'll add that "the blowers" who make the comment you referred to, make it as a self serving comment to deflect the discussion in an effort to gain support for their claim.
That sort of a comment is absurd in the context of the discussion...which was about blowing down a barrel in a live loading/firing/reloading environment.
That sort of comment would also instantly put all gunsmiths out of business.
So again, continue to blow down your barrel...I have no issue with you or any blower doing that.
I was just clarifying that blowers should not use deflection tactics in an effort to strengthen their position, and in particular that specific statement as it completely misses the point of the discussion.