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<blockquote data-quote="Broz" data-source="post: 553098" data-attributes="member: 7503"><p>I know what you mean. If you check, that last little stubborn bit of blue will be at the last 2" of the barrel (muzzle end) You can check by using a patch that is just a snug fit and pulling back. It will be clean until you go all the way. That spot is tough to get. I feel it has something to do with the introduction of cold air in the tube after the bullet clears leaving the hot copper to harden. No proof to that, just my theory. Also if the rifles have brakes, the over tightening of the brakes can aggrivate this too.</p><p> </p><p>BoreTech can be left in as a storage protectant. Then I run a wet and 4 or 5 dry and go to the field. BoreTech is the only cleaner or protectant I have found that will allow first round accuracy. I have tested this with all my LR rifles at extended distances. Some rifles are better than others and that is dependant on the smoothness of the bore. But here is a pic of the first shot from a clean bore at 1395 after a week in the safe, orange circle is 7". I ran 4 or 5 dry patches down the tube and went out and took this shot. I never have liked putting a lube in the bore. It is hard to dry patch it out and will assure a few fouling shots will be needed.</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/JBroz1/DSC02348Small.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>So, I would clean untill you are at least down to a light tinge of blue. And if you get dark stripes from the rifling I would stay after it a little more. LIke I said before, I like to get them clean as possible so he smoothing process can continue and cleaning will become easier as this progresses.</p><p> </p><p>Jeff</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Broz, post: 553098, member: 7503"] I know what you mean. If you check, that last little stubborn bit of blue will be at the last 2" of the barrel (muzzle end) You can check by using a patch that is just a snug fit and pulling back. It will be clean until you go all the way. That spot is tough to get. I feel it has something to do with the introduction of cold air in the tube after the bullet clears leaving the hot copper to harden. No proof to that, just my theory. Also if the rifles have brakes, the over tightening of the brakes can aggrivate this too. BoreTech can be left in as a storage protectant. Then I run a wet and 4 or 5 dry and go to the field. BoreTech is the only cleaner or protectant I have found that will allow first round accuracy. I have tested this with all my LR rifles at extended distances. Some rifles are better than others and that is dependant on the smoothness of the bore. But here is a pic of the first shot from a clean bore at 1395 after a week in the safe, orange circle is 7". I ran 4 or 5 dry patches down the tube and went out and took this shot. I never have liked putting a lube in the bore. It is hard to dry patch it out and will assure a few fouling shots will be needed. [IMG]http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/JBroz1/DSC02348Small.jpg[/IMG] So, I would clean untill you are at least down to a light tinge of blue. And if you get dark stripes from the rifling I would stay after it a little more. LIke I said before, I like to get them clean as possible so he smoothing process can continue and cleaning will become easier as this progresses. Jeff [/QUOTE]
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