dfariswheel
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Simplest option is to buy a small bore mirror and LOOK.
If the barrel or chamber are getting fouled, clean.
Otherwise, don't.
As above, I only cleaned my Anschutz target rifle at the end of the season. I never saw any degradation in accuracy or signs of fouling.
If you're getting fouling in only a few boxes of ammo, think about buying different ammo, or a better grade of plated ammo.
When I got my 1950 Marlin, it'd been in that family since it was new.
No one had any idea of how many rounds it'd fired, but at least 7 or 8 kids and many adults had used it.
The action was badly fouled, and someone had attempted a trigger job and ruined the hammer and trigger.
The rifle had never been cleaned.
Other then the fouled action, the bore and chamber were 100% like new. No fouling at all.
So, considering the bore hadn't been cleaned from 1950 to about 2007, I'd say that cleaning other than for storage isn't needed.
If the barrel or chamber are getting fouled, clean.
Otherwise, don't.
As above, I only cleaned my Anschutz target rifle at the end of the season. I never saw any degradation in accuracy or signs of fouling.
If you're getting fouling in only a few boxes of ammo, think about buying different ammo, or a better grade of plated ammo.
When I got my 1950 Marlin, it'd been in that family since it was new.
No one had any idea of how many rounds it'd fired, but at least 7 or 8 kids and many adults had used it.
The action was badly fouled, and someone had attempted a trigger job and ruined the hammer and trigger.
The rifle had never been cleaned.
Other then the fouled action, the bore and chamber were 100% like new. No fouling at all.
So, considering the bore hadn't been cleaned from 1950 to about 2007, I'd say that cleaning other than for storage isn't needed.