FWIW, I've treated all my barrels with Sentry Solutions' Smooth Kote (molybendum disulfate). The treatment process entails getting the barrel down to clean, bare metal (including rubbing alcohol to remove any cleaning solvent residues), then applying the Smooth Kote - first in liquid form, then in powder form.
Subsequent barrel cleanings entail using a dry nylon brush and dry patches.
I'm not a benchrest shooter, but I do shoot regularly, usually at medium range, in several calibers.
Because the treatment is applied to the barrel, and not the bullets, I have never developed a moly ring in any of my barrels.
I've had excellent results so far, from 300 Wby down to 243 Win.
(FWIW, the ease of cleaning had also helped my young son stay on track with cleaning his own rifles.)
The Smooth Kote must be periodically re-applied, depending on how much one shoots, the caliber, etc.
Subsequent barrel cleanings entail using a dry nylon brush and dry patches.
I'm not a benchrest shooter, but I do shoot regularly, usually at medium range, in several calibers.
Because the treatment is applied to the barrel, and not the bullets, I have never developed a moly ring in any of my barrels.
I've had excellent results so far, from 300 Wby down to 243 Win.
(FWIW, the ease of cleaning had also helped my young son stay on track with cleaning his own rifles.)
The Smooth Kote must be periodically re-applied, depending on how much one shoots, the caliber, etc.