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Bore patches absolutely will not come out clean :-(
- Thread starter punkwood2k
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Pretty sure this thread was MOA back in 2013, then it was RIP, but now it's definitely Mil.
The one thing that never changed was Lowlight's recommended cleaning procedure! "Hint" (Maybe I'm the exception, I miss that guy).
Thanks Lowlight
I just got to the range Sunday with my first decent bolt rifle & am applying his cleaning advice.
Didn't go crazy for barrel break in either. I used to build racing engines & if built right, they don't need break in (talking roller motors)!
Just put them on the dyno get em up to temp and put the hammer down, never an issue, not ever!
The factory already shot 3 rounds so I just cleaned it before heading to the range.
Put 30 through it at the range, 100y zero check, brought it home, nut and bolted it, & re-cleaned using 8 patches.
Ready for 200 round training in 2 weeks.
I had already heard this 8 patch method laid out on one of the everyday sniper podcast's and tried to follow it with what I have.
The one thing that never changed was Lowlight's recommended cleaning procedure! "Hint" (Maybe I'm the exception, I miss that guy).
Thanks Lowlight
I just got to the range Sunday with my first decent bolt rifle & am applying his cleaning advice.
Didn't go crazy for barrel break in either. I used to build racing engines & if built right, they don't need break in (talking roller motors)!
Just put them on the dyno get em up to temp and put the hammer down, never an issue, not ever!
The factory already shot 3 rounds so I just cleaned it before heading to the range.
Put 30 through it at the range, 100y zero check, brought it home, nut and bolted it, & re-cleaned using 8 patches.
Ready for 200 round training in 2 weeks.
I had already heard this 8 patch method laid out on one of the everyday sniper podcast's and tried to follow it with what I have.
- 2 x wet patches of Butches Bore Shine pushed through.
- 1 x wet patch Butches stroked 3-4 times (I have nylon brushes on the way).
- 2 x dry patches pushed through.
- 1 x wet (not sopping wet) patch of Hoppe's #9 (not the Hoppe's copper 9) pushed through to clean residual Butches.
- 2 x dry patches pushed through & done.
Cleaning threads are getting redundant and ignorant. Reviving an old post like this, good job, wonder if opinions have changed.
We are all right in our methods, or so we think. If your rifle is not acting like you expect it to or did, changes needs to be made. Anytime I see a change, out comes the magneto, and most likely a cleaning brush, these are simple to do and verify.
We are all right in our methods, or so we think. If your rifle is not acting like you expect it to or did, changes needs to be made. Anytime I see a change, out comes the magneto, and most likely a cleaning brush, these are simple to do and verify.
Used to clean after every firing. Don’t do it any more. My rifles shoot very accurately. I bet if I take out all the layers you describe I might have to shoot many rounds to get back the accuracy I had before removing them.
3 rifles I’ve been shooting the last couple of years shot much tighter groups after putting quite a few rounds through them . Besides I got lazier with cleaning them. ? Luckily it has not been a detriment.
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