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How often do you clean your barrel?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bullet bumper" data-source="post: 921561" data-attributes="member: 17844"><p>Home moly coated , custom process , no wax . 223 Howa . Clean about ever 300 to 400 odd rounds.</p><p>I don't know how much further I could go maybe many more but I stop around that because that's where I stopped during original testing . </p><p>I have 400 loaded rounds at a time and when they are gone I clean but if I only fire a few hundred and want to put the gun away I clean then also.</p><p>It's not just about accuracy maintenance , it's also about convenience and if you have finished with the gun , travel time home , storage time , corrosion control , etc. It generally takes more shots with Moly to foul the bore again to settle group accuracy so you don't want to solvent clean too often .</p><p>Just because I don't scrub with bore solvent as often , does not mean you don't lubricate the bore to protect the steel each day after use or at least when you put it away for a few days or weeks . </p><p>Cleaning for accuracy maintenance and corrosion protection is two separate issues .</p><p> </p><p>Uncoated bullets , I clean as accuracy drops off or at convenient intervals that I know from experience with the barrel is about right to keep things kosher .</p><p>It varies in each barrel . Usually only takes one or two fouling shots to settle .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bullet bumper, post: 921561, member: 17844"] Home moly coated , custom process , no wax . 223 Howa . Clean about ever 300 to 400 odd rounds. I don't know how much further I could go maybe many more but I stop around that because that's where I stopped during original testing . I have 400 loaded rounds at a time and when they are gone I clean but if I only fire a few hundred and want to put the gun away I clean then also. It's not just about accuracy maintenance , it's also about convenience and if you have finished with the gun , travel time home , storage time , corrosion control , etc. It generally takes more shots with Moly to foul the bore again to settle group accuracy so you don't want to solvent clean too often . Just because I don't scrub with bore solvent as often , does not mean you don't lubricate the bore to protect the steel each day after use or at least when you put it away for a few days or weeks . Cleaning for accuracy maintenance and corrosion protection is two separate issues . Uncoated bullets , I clean as accuracy drops off or at convenient intervals that I know from experience with the barrel is about right to keep things kosher . It varies in each barrel . Usually only takes one or two fouling shots to settle . [/QUOTE]
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