I think that Hawg hit the nail square on the head.
Also, FWIW, I just thoroughly cleaned my great great grandfather's Springfield musket and, after at least 70 years of what could be called "cleaning" only by extremely dirty people, the bore still looks extremely good for a nearly 150 year old gun. While it probably helped a lot that our climate is dry as a bone, I think that you'll be OK with the week or so that your muzzleloader will be spending on its journey.
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