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<blockquote data-quote="buckbrush" data-source="post: 499474" data-attributes="member: 13680"><p>I just don't buy into cleaning a gun so much. I like to shoot way too much. My 22-250 will shoot the same 0.35-0.50" group after ten rounds as it does after 500. It's got a Hart barrel. My 223 is a factory SPS varmint. It's always been a solid 0.5 MOA gun. My 300 WM with a Hart barrel has over 2000 rounds through it and still likes the 208 Amax the same way it did after 100 rounds and it hasn't been cleaned that much either. Maybe every 3-400 rounds.</p><p></p><p>None of the above were broken in "properly" either. My 243 AI with a Krieger barrel was "broken in" with about five shots. It was still copper fouling but I didn't mess with it any more because I lost my patience. That was over 3000 rounds ago. The throat looks like crap but it still shoots great.</p><p></p><p>I guess my point is unless the benefits of barrel break in and high frequency cleanings are proven to dramatically increase accuracy and barrel life without so much surrounding controversy I won't do it. I don't think I'm leaving much accuracy on the table and even if a clean bore will turn my 1/2 MOA gun into a 1/4 MOA gun, its still minute of gopher, prairie dog or rock which still works for me. </p><p></p><p>These are just my experiences. Maybe I'm lucky. Again, I'd rather put an extra 200 rounds downrange to make sure I can shoot as good as the gun than clean my barrel. I'm just not a guy who enjoys shooting groups that much either. Maybe I'm alone in that way if thinking.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for reading my ramblings.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buckbrush, post: 499474, member: 13680"] I just don't buy into cleaning a gun so much. I like to shoot way too much. My 22-250 will shoot the same 0.35-0.50" group after ten rounds as it does after 500. It's got a Hart barrel. My 223 is a factory SPS varmint. It's always been a solid 0.5 MOA gun. My 300 WM with a Hart barrel has over 2000 rounds through it and still likes the 208 Amax the same way it did after 100 rounds and it hasn't been cleaned that much either. Maybe every 3-400 rounds. None of the above were broken in "properly" either. My 243 AI with a Krieger barrel was "broken in" with about five shots. It was still copper fouling but I didn't mess with it any more because I lost my patience. That was over 3000 rounds ago. The throat looks like crap but it still shoots great. I guess my point is unless the benefits of barrel break in and high frequency cleanings are proven to dramatically increase accuracy and barrel life without so much surrounding controversy I won't do it. I don't think I'm leaving much accuracy on the table and even if a clean bore will turn my 1/2 MOA gun into a 1/4 MOA gun, its still minute of gopher, prairie dog or rock which still works for me. These are just my experiences. Maybe I'm lucky. Again, I'd rather put an extra 200 rounds downrange to make sure I can shoot as good as the gun than clean my barrel. I'm just not a guy who enjoys shooting groups that much either. Maybe I'm alone in that way if thinking. Thanks for reading my ramblings. [/QUOTE]
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