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<blockquote data-quote="Tac-O" data-source="post: 1847891" data-attributes="member: 109994"><p>I have ready so many differing opinions on cleaning my head's nearly about to fall off from spinning! I do use a coated rod, which I wipe off every time I remove it from the barrel and I do have a possum hollow bore guide, which does a great job. I do understand damaging a bore can be pretty easy when cleaning improperly, but I don't know what harm it would do when only pushing a couple patches through with solvent (not reversing them) and then using a foam cleaner. With the safety of cleaning with that method, I worry more about corrosion in the barrel long term and developing an impossible to remove carbon ring in the throat. Even though it is stainless steel, having a mixture of all types of metals, minerals, residues, etc will eventually start to corrode and pit that steel. I know you're not pouring table salt into your barrel, but just leaving some table salt sitting in a stainless steel pan for awhile will cause it to rust.</p><p></p><p>I of course would rather not clean it. I'd save money on chemical and patches and time. And maybe it would shoot better! But that's such a hard one for me. Maybe I'll get there?!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tac-O, post: 1847891, member: 109994"] I have ready so many differing opinions on cleaning my head's nearly about to fall off from spinning! I do use a coated rod, which I wipe off every time I remove it from the barrel and I do have a possum hollow bore guide, which does a great job. I do understand damaging a bore can be pretty easy when cleaning improperly, but I don't know what harm it would do when only pushing a couple patches through with solvent (not reversing them) and then using a foam cleaner. With the safety of cleaning with that method, I worry more about corrosion in the barrel long term and developing an impossible to remove carbon ring in the throat. Even though it is stainless steel, having a mixture of all types of metals, minerals, residues, etc will eventually start to corrode and pit that steel. I know you're not pouring table salt into your barrel, but just leaving some table salt sitting in a stainless steel pan for awhile will cause it to rust. I of course would rather not clean it. I'd save money on chemical and patches and time. And maybe it would shoot better! But that's such a hard one for me. Maybe I'll get there?! [/QUOTE]
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