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<blockquote data-quote="BrentM" data-source="post: 2771810" data-attributes="member: 61747"><p>Good question and very much specific to the barrel. For some barrels I can get away with almost zero copper cleaning. Proof, x caliber, etc. My xcalibers are amazingly easy on copper, some of the best hand lapping I have ever seen. As a result they do not copper foul much. On the other hand my savage barrels copper foul easily and need to be cleaned about every 200-300. On those I will scrub until gone, I will plan to shoot 3-5 rounds and hope that properly fouls the barrel to the accuracy level I need. Some barrels take more and some less so that is something you should document when building a cleaning routine.</p><p></p><p>What I do as part of a regular routine is clean carbon every 50ish, unless its a 100 round match, and make sure I keep carbon rings out of my life. I will chase copper if the barrel starts to show signs of walking or poor grouping. For a hunter, I don't shoot groups often and rely on my first round impacts to be where they need to be...... if I do my part. Yesterday while out wolf hunting I got the bug to shoot a group on a rock at 975. I was 30 rounds in a dirty barrel and playing with my triggercam. I was more than happy with the results so my routine is going to remain what it is. Now, the good news is that I can take this rifle clean bore to the field and it will shoot within the group on the fouling round. It is generally a little high but within .5 moa. Knowing that, I adjust for it, and hit the mountains.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrentM, post: 2771810, member: 61747"] Good question and very much specific to the barrel. For some barrels I can get away with almost zero copper cleaning. Proof, x caliber, etc. My xcalibers are amazingly easy on copper, some of the best hand lapping I have ever seen. As a result they do not copper foul much. On the other hand my savage barrels copper foul easily and need to be cleaned about every 200-300. On those I will scrub until gone, I will plan to shoot 3-5 rounds and hope that properly fouls the barrel to the accuracy level I need. Some barrels take more and some less so that is something you should document when building a cleaning routine. What I do as part of a regular routine is clean carbon every 50ish, unless its a 100 round match, and make sure I keep carbon rings out of my life. I will chase copper if the barrel starts to show signs of walking or poor grouping. For a hunter, I don't shoot groups often and rely on my first round impacts to be where they need to be...... if I do my part. Yesterday while out wolf hunting I got the bug to shoot a group on a rock at 975. I was 30 rounds in a dirty barrel and playing with my triggercam. I was more than happy with the results so my routine is going to remain what it is. Now, the good news is that I can take this rifle clean bore to the field and it will shoot within the group on the fouling round. It is generally a little high but within .5 moa. Knowing that, I adjust for it, and hit the mountains. [/QUOTE]
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