Anyone that’s concerned with bore/barrel cleaning has read or read parts of the quite dynamic but turned a bit dumpster fire thread @Frank Green put out about abrasive product use for barrel cleaning. There’s been a couple other threads pop up lately in addition.
I get that Frank had a valid concern & appreciate his thoughts & advice on the matter. What I got from the thread is Frank didn’t have a control barrel by which to fully support the hypothesis that abrasive cleaners ruin barrels.
Back in 23’ I got a new Benchmark barrel and began cleaning from the start with Thorroclean. I cleaned after 5,20,50,100rnds and then every 100rnds thereafter. Throw in some end of season cleanings too.
The barrel has been cleaned with Thorroclean about 12-15 times in 1000-1200rnds. Dewey no harm oversized for caliber brushes. That takes out the carbon ring same time as the bore cleaning.
So, I wanted to experiment with a pristine new custom barrel, cleaned with standard process of barrel cleaning, not some weirdo with a drill.
Here is the before/new barrel groups, the first 15rnds fired, 3 five round groups out of the barrel:
10rnd group fired last week and after the 12-15 cleanings & 1000rnds with Thorroclean:
I get that Frank had a valid concern & appreciate his thoughts & advice on the matter. What I got from the thread is Frank didn’t have a control barrel by which to fully support the hypothesis that abrasive cleaners ruin barrels.
Back in 23’ I got a new Benchmark barrel and began cleaning from the start with Thorroclean. I cleaned after 5,20,50,100rnds and then every 100rnds thereafter. Throw in some end of season cleanings too.
The barrel has been cleaned with Thorroclean about 12-15 times in 1000-1200rnds. Dewey no harm oversized for caliber brushes. That takes out the carbon ring same time as the bore cleaning.
So, I wanted to experiment with a pristine new custom barrel, cleaned with standard process of barrel cleaning, not some weirdo with a drill.
Here is the before/new barrel groups, the first 15rnds fired, 3 five round groups out of the barrel:
10rnd group fired last week and after the 12-15 cleanings & 1000rnds with Thorroclean: