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Cold bore vs clean bore...same thing?
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<blockquote data-quote="Shane Lindsey" data-source="post: 1719998" data-attributes="member: 25831"><p>I will throw this out there for those that do not clean after shooting. I moved to Virginia a few years ago after living in California. I always cleaned after shooting. I was reading about "leaving it dirty/not cleaning for a few hundred rounds" so thought I would give it a go. Shot the rifle. Put it away dirty. A few months later, I ran a dry patch though it and it was orange. California was dry and Virginia is pretty humid. I clean after range sessions now unless taking the rifle hunting or doing cold bore mapping. DEPENDING how the gun likes it, I either leave it fouled or clean before hunting with it. But don't let it sit long without cleaning back to steel. Fortunately most of mine like to be clean.</p><p></p><p>For the OP, I think you are fine to leave it dirty a few weeks.</p><p></p><p>But ultimately you are trying to find repeatability/confidence in your rifle. Sounds like you may question that first shot. Only way to get the answer is cold bore mapping. Gotta shoot it to know. After load dev, I start my cold bore mapping. Clean completely back to bare steel. 1 shot, 3 shot group or until it is fouled/consistent, put rifle up. Do not clean. Next time out 1 shot, 3 shot group, put rifle up. Do not clean. I do this four or five times. I retain the targets and mark the targets and mark the "clean/cold bore", "cold/fouled bore" shots to reference and track later to develop the pattern. Then based on this process, I determine how I will leave the bore before hunting with it. It takes awhile, but it's my method.</p><p></p><p>I would also add...Do you dry fire before your first shot? I do and I think this has helped bring in my cold bore into the group.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shane Lindsey, post: 1719998, member: 25831"] I will throw this out there for those that do not clean after shooting. I moved to Virginia a few years ago after living in California. I always cleaned after shooting. I was reading about “leaving it dirty/not cleaning for a few hundred rounds” so thought I would give it a go. Shot the rifle. Put it away dirty. A few months later, I ran a dry patch though it and it was orange. California was dry and Virginia is pretty humid. I clean after range sessions now unless taking the rifle hunting or doing cold bore mapping. DEPENDING how the gun likes it, I either leave it fouled or clean before hunting with it. But don’t let it sit long without cleaning back to steel. Fortunately most of mine like to be clean. For the OP, I think you are fine to leave it dirty a few weeks. But ultimately you are trying to find repeatability/confidence in your rifle. Sounds like you may question that first shot. Only way to get the answer is cold bore mapping. Gotta shoot it to know. After load dev, I start my cold bore mapping. Clean completely back to bare steel. 1 shot, 3 shot group or until it is fouled/consistent, put rifle up. Do not clean. Next time out 1 shot, 3 shot group, put rifle up. Do not clean. I do this four or five times. I retain the targets and mark the targets and mark the “clean/cold bore”, “cold/fouled bore” shots to reference and track later to develop the pattern. Then based on this process, I determine how I will leave the bore before hunting with it. It takes awhile, but it’s my method. I would also add...Do you dry fire before your first shot? I do and I think this has helped bring in my cold bore into the group. [/QUOTE]
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