So I've been watching T-Rex series of long range videos, including the rifle cleaning video, and it seems like some of what is says and does in there goes against the common wisdom I've previously heard. I don't mean to suggest that he's wrong, as he seems to really know what he's talking about, but I thought I'd ask around here to see what the long range guys do.
Some of the things that struck me as odd, in no particular order, were:
1. Don't clean the rifle at all until your groups start to get erratic, because the bore will reach carbon and copper equilibrium, and the powder residue of modern powders will actually protect the bore.
2. He seems to reverse direction of his copper brushes while inside the bore (he does this so that the brush isn't contacting the crown). I had always heard this was a huge no-no.
3. Is a true copper solvent (i.e. Sweets) necessary to get the copper out, as opposed to, say, Hoppes #9?
Some of the things that struck me as odd, in no particular order, were:
1. Don't clean the rifle at all until your groups start to get erratic, because the bore will reach carbon and copper equilibrium, and the powder residue of modern powders will actually protect the bore.
2. He seems to reverse direction of his copper brushes while inside the bore (he does this so that the brush isn't contacting the crown). I had always heard this was a huge no-no.
3. Is a true copper solvent (i.e. Sweets) necessary to get the copper out, as opposed to, say, Hoppes #9?