CharlieDeltaJuliet
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I used to clean firearms religiously after shooting. I always removed ALL the copper fouling from them. Well I ran across a long range shooter (Todd Hodnett) that preaches the exact opposite. He convinced me to give his method a try and I did. He claimed that the copper was not hurting accuracy, but helping it. He said to clean the carbon out but not copper. While I knew that cabon is what harms the barrels not copper. He teaches long range shooting, and is probably one of the best in the world. He said that the copper acts like a bearing. It also fills the pits and imperfections in the barrels.
He took his own 1/4 MOA rifle and cleaned all of the copper out and it shot over 1.5-2.0 MOA for the first dozen or more shots. I am not asking for a heated debate, but I want to know what everyone's take on it is.
I tried his method and to my suprise it was exactly as he said. It took my rifle a few shots to settle back in and start shooting its normal patterns. I know this is a "hot topic" or "voodoo" subject but I want to hear about everyones firearm cleaning routines.. Thanks guys
He took his own 1/4 MOA rifle and cleaned all of the copper out and it shot over 1.5-2.0 MOA for the first dozen or more shots. I am not asking for a heated debate, but I want to know what everyone's take on it is.
I tried his method and to my suprise it was exactly as he said. It took my rifle a few shots to settle back in and start shooting its normal patterns. I know this is a "hot topic" or "voodoo" subject but I want to hear about everyones firearm cleaning routines.. Thanks guys