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barrel cleaning ........................your way
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<blockquote data-quote="FearNoWind" data-source="post: 961948" data-attributes="member: 50867"><p>I used to clean my rifle after every use. That meant about once every 25 - 50 rounds with a brush and patch combination until the patch came out with only minor evidence of color. Then I bought a bore scope and learned that the shiney interior of the barrel didn't mean it was clean, it meant the carbon deposits had been polished by the projectile and the thicker deposits looked like alligator hide. Now I clean it after every shoot and make every effort to never leave it without cleaning for more than 50 total rounds; the number I fire at any regular match.</p><p>I concentrate on the throat/lead area of the chamber and bore and I clean it until the bore offers a rainbow colored reflection in the bore scope. That's commonly a hundred through strokes with a good quality bronze brush and a couple dozen patches on the jag. </p><p>The type of solvent I use depends on whether I'm working on carbon removal, copper fouling or a combination of those. My collection of solvents includes Hoppe's No. 9, Butches Bore Shine, Isso, Sweets, Wipe Out, Top End Engine Cleaner and a few others from which I choose one that works on the particular cleaning issue I'm faced with.</p><p>Perhaps the best advice is to clean as you like and don't buy a bore scope. Out sight, out of mind. Ignorance is bliss. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FearNoWind, post: 961948, member: 50867"] I used to clean my rifle after every use. That meant about once every 25 - 50 rounds with a brush and patch combination until the patch came out with only minor evidence of color. Then I bought a bore scope and learned that the shiney interior of the barrel didn't mean it was clean, it meant the carbon deposits had been polished by the projectile and the thicker deposits looked like alligator hide. Now I clean it after every shoot and make every effort to never leave it without cleaning for more than 50 total rounds; the number I fire at any regular match. I concentrate on the throat/lead area of the chamber and bore and I clean it until the bore offers a rainbow colored reflection in the bore scope. That's commonly a hundred through strokes with a good quality bronze brush and a couple dozen patches on the jag. The type of solvent I use depends on whether I'm working on carbon removal, copper fouling or a combination of those. My collection of solvents includes Hoppe's No. 9, Butches Bore Shine, Isso, Sweets, Wipe Out, Top End Engine Cleaner and a few others from which I choose one that works on the particular cleaning issue I'm faced with. Perhaps the best advice is to clean as you like and don't buy a bore scope. Out sight, out of mind. Ignorance is bliss. :) [/QUOTE]
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