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Barrel cleaning and settling down...
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<blockquote data-quote="Mikecr" data-source="post: 1867467" data-attributes="member: 1521"><p>Sounds like it may be more than a cleaning problem.</p><p>But, there is nothing wrong with managing bores after white metal clean. After all, great benchrest shooters do it.</p><p>Also, there is never anything 'good' about copper fouling. The best barrels in the world barely copper foul, if at all, so it's not like it's needed. In contrast, the worst barrels in the world can copper foul out in 5-10shots (I've seen this).</p><p></p><p>The trick is having a fouling <u>plan</u>, and developing with it.</p><p>For example, your plan might be to clean everything, every time, and adding a good alcohol wash to dry. Then dry pre-foul, so that you can count on a first shot like any to follow. I find tungsten disulfide (WS2) excellent for this.</p><p>While I suppose less convenient than shoddy or seldom cleaning, it is <em>absolutely</em> consistent.</p><p></p><p>You know, no matter how complex, if you do it to the point of habit, it's easy. And you don't think of it in terms of easy or difficult. Instead, it becomes right or wrong.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikecr, post: 1867467, member: 1521"] Sounds like it may be more than a cleaning problem. But, there is nothing wrong with managing bores after white metal clean. After all, great benchrest shooters do it. Also, there is never anything 'good' about copper fouling. The best barrels in the world barely copper foul, if at all, so it's not like it's needed. In contrast, the worst barrels in the world can copper foul out in 5-10shots (I've seen this). The trick is having a fouling [U]plan[/U], and developing with it. For example, your plan might be to clean everything, every time, and adding a good alcohol wash to dry. Then dry pre-foul, so that you can count on a first shot like any to follow. I find tungsten disulfide (WS2) excellent for this. While I suppose less convenient than shoddy or seldom cleaning, it is [I]absolutely[/I] consistent. You know, no matter how complex, if you do it to the point of habit, it's easy. And you don't think of it in terms of easy or difficult. Instead, it becomes right or wrong. [/QUOTE]
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