thisisoriginal
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lol, I did mean overkill as in taking up a lot of time. But hey, to each his own!
How do you guys who rarely clean your bores prevent rust?
Nope, it just confirms what I've believed and practiced for years. Unfortunately, old myths die hard.Does this information ruffle your feathers like it does mine?
Secondly, the other related Holy Grail of gunlore is the fabled "barrel Break in". After speaking with many barrel and rifle manufacturers and running their own tests they concluded that barrel break in is a myth and that the primary reason barrel companies offer "a procedure" to reduce or eliminate time wasted fielding phone calls and e-mails by nervous nellies wanting to have a break in procedure and or to argue with them about various aspects of this or that break in method. All of this takes much time and wastes much money for them. Printing an approved method and referring their customers to this method saves them bank.
Kevin Thomas of Sierra bullet factory, one barrel they used shot its best groups from 250 to 300 rounds! Ahem!
I know exactly where my cold bore shot will hit; exactly! Just as I know where the fouled bore will.How do you compulsive cleaners get a rifle to shoot good when just about the time the bore gets fouled enough for accuracy to settle in and become predictable YOU CLEAN IT?
kaferhaus: And the bullet makers aren't shooting benchrest groups during their testing either.... they're checking pressure and if they stumble onto a good load for their barrel they note it as a possible accuracy load for publication...
I think that 99% of the time, in discussions on this very subject, the personal insults come from the overcleaning crowd. Don't think I've been in a discussion on this yet where I wasn't called lazy and/or stupid. Even though, unlike the opposition, I have done it both ways....why is this a problem for you?
Same here.I think that 99% of the time, in discussions on this very subject, the personal insults come from the overcleaning crowd. Don't think I've been in a discussion on this yet where I wasn't called lazy and/or stupid. Even though, unlike the opposition, I have done it both ways.
How do you guys who rarely clean your bores prevent rust? Just sheer humidity combined with powder resider can cause this to happen if you live in a damp climate. It doesn't require rain or snow. When examining bores in gun shops and gun shows, it is absolutey amazing how many have pitted bores.
I clean mine after each shooting session and then run an oily patch down the bore followed by a dry one. Enough oil remains this way to prevent rust but not seriously effect the next shot. Many times this is not an involved, detailed process involving harsh solvents and brushes, but just a quick procedure to prevent that dreaded rust. Now, if you live in dry Arizona or Wyoming, this may be an unnecessary worry.