Gotcha.
Yes, pretty tough to stay dry in that part of the world.
The corollary to the muzzle tape, is the Rapid-Rod. That's the cleaning rod that breaks down into little sections and is very packable.
It has saved many guns and hunts, including my own.
On the smaller cartridge thread.... During The Cold War, I met many NATO colleagues from Euro countries that hunted moose with 6.5 Swede and some even smaller cartridges, which surprised most of us.
To keep this short, in those days for a middle class person to hunt in that part of the world... meant they had to prove proficiency for the privilege and almost all of my friends that I got to know personally were expert riflemen and hunters.
It showed me that it was very much The Indian and not just The Arrow that mattered when it came to killing large animals. We as American kids thought we knew something about shooting... only to see how much better shots those folks were on average.
Most of us smirked when they showed is their puny little cartridges and we were all about thinking 30-06 was too small.... you needed a 300 WM or 7mm Mag... They smiled and knew us well enough. They waited till there was enough down time for the personal shooting to come up and blew some minds.
If you saw how many folks we have that show up at our National Matches at Camp Perry every year and considered gun ownership in America/Canada.... then saw how many factors more folks show up for the National Matches in Sweden or Switzerland, you would get the picture.
Folks in the northern parts of Europe who hunt moose have been doing it with smaller cartridges all along. Of course, they don't have wolves and grizzlies around every corner either. A 22 CM can penetrate with enough energy to do the terminal ballistics job without a doubt. As always, you have to bring the right bullet and skills to the party.
Congrats on your moose.
To the OP, my standard answer is... Life can be short... if you want a 22 CM or a 6 CM, get both.