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Clean bore vs. Fouled bore?
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<blockquote data-quote="nicholasjohn" data-source="post: 1686674" data-attributes="member: 109113"><p>Don't know - I never thought to try a bore snake. I was told that it was the oil in the bore that caused the problem, but I doubt that anybody really knew - just repeating to us what they were told by the old-timers. Maybe a dry patch or two, or a couple of passes with a brush wouldn't hurt. That said, if I'm not going to clean it "squeaky-clean" I don't know what I'd be gaining to do that. While I don't like the idea of my expensive barrel being all dirty inside for a week or two, I do it anyway. I want to be sure that it shoots where I think it's going to shoot when the opportunity arises. I only get to shoot at a really big buck about every third or fourth year, so I want to be sure the bullet is going where I want it to go. It is hard on barrel steel, but they make new barrels every day. As for your "still learning" comment, that's my story, too - and that's why I read this forum. If you do try the bore snake, please post your results here - maybe I'm about to learn a new trick <em>…………... </em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nicholasjohn, post: 1686674, member: 109113"] Don't know - I never thought to try a bore snake. I was told that it was the oil in the bore that caused the problem, but I doubt that anybody really knew - just repeating to us what they were told by the old-timers. Maybe a dry patch or two, or a couple of passes with a brush wouldn't hurt. That said, if I'm not going to clean it "squeaky-clean" I don't know what I'd be gaining to do that. While I don't like the idea of my expensive barrel being all dirty inside for a week or two, I do it anyway. I want to be sure that it shoots where I think it's going to shoot when the opportunity arises. I only get to shoot at a really big buck about every third or fourth year, so I want to be sure the bullet is going where I want it to go. It is hard on barrel steel, but they make new barrels every day. As for your "still learning" comment, that's my story, too - and that's why I read this forum. If you do try the bore snake, please post your results here - maybe I'm about to learn a new trick [I]…………... [/I] [/QUOTE]
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