Bcwitt
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I use a non aggressive brush, like nylon, never more than a bronze brush. A few pulls w a bore snake dose very nicely. I might use a bit of oil, but usually not.
That’s my experience, too. The first thing that happens that causes a NEED for cleaning a 22LR is the buildup of a carbon ring at the end of the chamber that will deteriorate accuracy. Some guns probably aren’t accurate enough to even notice when this happens, but I’m not interested in owning those unless it’s for sentimental reasons.The biggest thing is to prevent a carbon ring, also to be consistent. Accuracy guys clean. Plinkers don't. Flyers are the result of a few things, one being a carbon ring. Some claim wax buildup helps. I say it just is another variable and is inconsistent. Clean is consistent.
You haven't seen a carbon ring with your bore scope? I am in the minority then. Mystery to me. I just know what works for me.
I shooted the last week my first 20 rounds with hornady ammo, really impressed me for his accuracy with 16”.
I want to search better groups with other brands
I didn't know Hornady made 22LR ammunition.
Even the Anschutz manual says not to do that.The gunsmith is also a Master class smallbore prone competitor, and he always cleans his rifle after each match.
Powder fouling attracts humidity. Humidity and powder fouling cause rust. I have seen enough rusted vintage (post WW2) 22lr barrels that I am not going to put a dirty .22lr away.Even the Anschutz manual says not to do that.
The rifle didn't rust because it wasn't cleaned. It rusted because it was stored in a humid environment. People love to blame fouling, leather holsters and cases for rust but it's always moisture.
Powder fouling attracts humidity. Humidity and powder fouling cause rust. I have seen enough rusted vintage (post WW2) 22lr barrels that I am not going to put a dirty .22lr away.
Have you tried it both ways? The "always clean" crowd never do. I have. Did I come up with this on my own? Nope. I listened to people who knew a lot more than I did. Some of whom were gunsmiths. Unless you're shooting blackpowder or corrosive primers, guns don't rust without moisture.
And that's why we do "myth busting/confirming" ... To get to the truth with measurable and repeatable factual data - https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...h+busting+confirming&c[users]=LiveLife&o=dateAgain what benchrest shooters do and what's applicable to the rest of the shooting world isn't necessarily the same thing.
Have you tried it both ways? The "always clean" crowd never do. I have. Did I come up with this on my own? Nope. I listened to people who knew a lot more than I did.
We found it took several boxes of 22LR ammunition to restore accuracy of producing consistent groups after barrel cleaning. (Flyers and group scatter we see after cleaning barrels could be "airgun dieseling" from residual solvent while we pull our hair out thinking it's loose scope mount/rings, etc. So patch that bore well until completely dry)
You should know by now that my work on THR mostly supports "average" shooters who can afford/willing to spend least amount of money for 22LR hence my "Affordable 22LR (Lowest shipped pricing)" thread and not "competition shooters" - https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...-shipped-pricing.902560/page-16#post-12877535If you really want to prove accuracy, good match ammunition
I agree. Factory 10/22 18.5" barrel was retired after 6500 rounds and entire Collector #3 package minus receiver was sent to member irishlad. I am considering either E.R. Shaw or Green Mountain bull barrel as replacement but currently working with 16.5" KSA bull barrel bought for T/CR22 (I am debating on barrel length of 16.5" vs 18" vs 20").If your barrel takes an excessive number of shots to settle in, it is time for a new 22lr barrel.
No disagreement from me.I don't know any competition shooters needing boxes of ammunition to get their clean bore to settle.
We found it took several boxes of 22LR ammunition to restore accuracy of producing consistent groups after barrel cleaning. (Flyers and group scatter we see after cleaning barrels could be "airgun dieseling" from residual solvent while we pull our hair out thinking it's loose scope mount/rings, etc. So patch that bore well until completely dry)