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To clean your gun or not to clean your gun-thats my question
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<blockquote data-quote="GlennL" data-source="post: 1625849" data-attributes="member: 90495"><p>When I did my professional hunters training with the late Ian Goss (then President of the PHASA, the Professional Hunters Association of Southern Africa), this same question was raised.</p><p></p><p>Ian was quite unequivocal in his advice: Out of season, clean your rifle/s as often as you like. However, at the start of hunting season, clean your rifle once sighted in. Then, after reaching your hunting destination, check your zero and then hunt. DO NOT clean your rifle once sighted in, especially not until the end of hunting season! If your rifle is shooting where it should, leave it alone until you've dropped your last animal.</p><p></p><p>Does this mean you'll be fouling your barrel over the season? Probably not.</p><p></p><p>In a favourable season, I may take between 15 to 20+ animals over three to five separate hunts. I'll generally expend one round per animal, sometimes two if the animal is obstinate or doesn't understand terminal ballistics (read less than perfect shot placement on my part!) and about three rounds to check my scope zero at the commencement of each hunt. I'm therefore looking at between 25 to 30 or so rounds fired per season, and even less per rifle if I'm shooting the diminutive springbok in the Karoo flats with one of my plains rifles; impala, warthog, kudu or gemsbok with my bush rifle or bushpig with my 45-70. </p><p></p><p>Before he passed away, Ian Goss had accumulated well over half a century of experience as a game rancher and professional hunter all over Africa and in many other parts of the world. He had hunted almost all African game species including Cape Buffalo, African Elephant, leopard, hippo and rhino. I therefore defer to his vastly greater experience and gladly follow his advice!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GlennL, post: 1625849, member: 90495"] When I did my professional hunters training with the late Ian Goss (then President of the PHASA, the Professional Hunters Association of Southern Africa), this same question was raised. Ian was quite unequivocal in his advice: Out of season, clean your rifle/s as often as you like. However, at the start of hunting season, clean your rifle once sighted in. Then, after reaching your hunting destination, check your zero and then hunt. DO NOT clean your rifle once sighted in, especially not until the end of hunting season! If your rifle is shooting where it should, leave it alone until you've dropped your last animal. Does this mean you'll be fouling your barrel over the season? Probably not. In a favourable season, I may take between 15 to 20+ animals over three to five separate hunts. I'll generally expend one round per animal, sometimes two if the animal is obstinate or doesn't understand terminal ballistics (read less than perfect shot placement on my part!) and about three rounds to check my scope zero at the commencement of each hunt. I'm therefore looking at between 25 to 30 or so rounds fired per season, and even less per rifle if I'm shooting the diminutive springbok in the Karoo flats with one of my plains rifles; impala, warthog, kudu or gemsbok with my bush rifle or bushpig with my 45-70. Before he passed away, Ian Goss had accumulated well over half a century of experience as a game rancher and professional hunter all over Africa and in many other parts of the world. He had hunted almost all African game species including Cape Buffalo, African Elephant, leopard, hippo and rhino. I therefore defer to his vastly greater experience and gladly follow his advice! [/QUOTE]
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