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<blockquote data-quote="37L1" data-source="post: 1393182" data-attributes="member: 15127"><p>I think you can approach it this way and kind of get the best of both worlds. As has been said, the process is evolving.</p><p></p><p>After each range session, I will inspect my rifle and it will tell me what it needs. Most of the time I will not put away a weapon after firing without doing some sort of clean/maintenance. For those rifles that are not approaching the time for a deep clean, I will just put a couple of patches through of CLP and then several dry patches after, until they come out semi clean. I do this to help protect the bore from any chances of rust forming if I do not shoot the rifle again for a while. Since it has not been deep cleaned, I have found that the next time I shoot the rifle with a cold bore it will be right on where it was at the end of the last session with the ambient temperatures being relatively the same.</p><p></p><p>It is of value to know your rifle. You should have some idea of the round count that is needed before a deep clean is required, that way you will not take the chance of losing your animal because it was shot 205 and your barrel needs cleaning every 200. Some can go a long time between cleans, each rifle and caliber is different.</p><p></p><p>Before I go into hunting season I always have a range session with my rifle and leave it with a fouled barrel. This is right before not 2 months before.</p><p></p><p>With semi-autos (AR) I always disassemble, clean and oil the BCG group after each session. The barrel gets the CLP/dry patch treatment until it starts to lose accuracy and that can be a long time depending on whether the barrel gets fired hot or not.</p><p></p><p>So to summarize, I wouldn't recommend putting away a barrel that may sit a long time without doing something to help prevent the possibility of rust forming. It only takes a few minutes and your firearm will reward you with years of service.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="37L1, post: 1393182, member: 15127"] I think you can approach it this way and kind of get the best of both worlds. As has been said, the process is evolving. After each range session, I will inspect my rifle and it will tell me what it needs. Most of the time I will not put away a weapon after firing without doing some sort of clean/maintenance. For those rifles that are not approaching the time for a deep clean, I will just put a couple of patches through of CLP and then several dry patches after, until they come out semi clean. I do this to help protect the bore from any chances of rust forming if I do not shoot the rifle again for a while. Since it has not been deep cleaned, I have found that the next time I shoot the rifle with a cold bore it will be right on where it was at the end of the last session with the ambient temperatures being relatively the same. It is of value to know your rifle. You should have some idea of the round count that is needed before a deep clean is required, that way you will not take the chance of losing your animal because it was shot 205 and your barrel needs cleaning every 200. Some can go a long time between cleans, each rifle and caliber is different. Before I go into hunting season I always have a range session with my rifle and leave it with a fouled barrel. This is right before not 2 months before. With semi-autos (AR) I always disassemble, clean and oil the BCG group after each session. The barrel gets the CLP/dry patch treatment until it starts to lose accuracy and that can be a long time depending on whether the barrel gets fired hot or not. So to summarize, I wouldn't recommend putting away a barrel that may sit a long time without doing something to help prevent the possibility of rust forming. It only takes a few minutes and your firearm will reward you with years of service. [/QUOTE]
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