beaueel
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Many thanks !this might help on barrel cleaning https://www.accurateshooter.com/technical-articles/bore-cleaning-methods-and-materials/
Many thanks !this might help on barrel cleaning https://www.accurateshooter.com/technical-articles/bore-cleaning-methods-and-materials/
This^^^^People clean their bore way too much. When we had the M21 Sniper system (Read M1A accurized for all you civvies) we were only allowed to run a patch through the barrel in one direction with an aluminum rifle rod and if we separated the lower and upper receiver we had to send it off to get rebedded. We fired up to 5,000 rounds before we sent it off for refit. We consistenly shot sub 1/4 MOA BTW.
This! I used to religiously clean my rifles and in turn watched my groups open up until I got it a little dirty again and they settled back down. I think I took more life off of my barrels overcleaning than shooting.This^^^^
my break in process consists of shooting. Not cleaning. I'll then shoot until accuracy begins to deteriorate, making sure I keep track of the number of rounds it took to get there. Then I'll clean (ie couple pulls with a bore crush and a few patches) that's it. Next time I clean will be just shy of the round count it took before accuracy started to fall off. So if it took 300 rds for the accuracy to fall off, then ill clean at 250-ish.
Also. Stay away from brass bore brushes , steel uncoated rods and harsh cleaners that you can't hold up to your nose without passing out. Lol people do more damage to their barrels from using harsh cleaneing agents and bore brushes than they do from shooting
Thank you gentlemen for the great information! Just curious do you do anything after shooting before putting your rifles up in the safe for long periods of time? I have always cleaned them before putting back in the safe afraid they would corrode if I didn't. I know some of that is from black powder and the corrosive powders which is no longer the case.This! I used to religiously clean my rifles and in turn watched my groups open up until I got it a little dirty again and they settled back down. I think I took more life off of my barrels overcleaning than shooting.
I use Kroil oil 3 wet patches, leave barrel wet with the kroil and I store rifles muzzel downThank you gentlemen for the great information! Just curious do you do anything after shooting before putting your rifles up in the safe for long periods of time? I have always cleaned them before putting back in the safe afraid they would corrode if I didn't. I know some of that is from black powder and the corrosive powders which is no longer the case.