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<blockquote data-quote="Varmint Hunter" data-source="post: 2845232" data-attributes="member: 313"><p>I'm one of those clean freaks who just has to clean his rifle bores after every session. I'll typically run 30-40 rounds in each rifle while working up loads. I use BoreTech Eliminator, Carbon Out and CU+2. I let the solvents work in the bore as I do other chores. It's not unusual to have the rifles in the cleaning racks for 2 days as I run wet patches and bore brushes down intermittently. My routine helps to prevent fouling build-up of any kind.</p><p></p><p>The other day, I was shooting a heavy bench rifle in 6.5x284. It was shooting under 2" at 400yds, but this rifle is (was) capable of shooting groups 1/2 that size. I was wondering if the bore hadn't just seen a better day. The rifle was built for shooting groundhogs out past 1,000yds.</p><p></p><p>Even though I own a Tesla bore scope, I rarely take it out. Mostly, I just rely on my cleaning routine to ensure that the bore is clean. When patches can't produce any more blue/green/black, it's clean. However, yesterday I decided to take out the ol' Tesla and have a look. SURPRISE - there was a black carbon ring right up front and black streaks that ran down the bore. Carbon was visible on the lands and in-between. If that wasn't bad enough, copper was visible for nearly half the length of the barrel! </p><p></p><p>I was absolutely shocked to see how fouled the bore was considering that it was thoroughly cleaned on a regular basis and that the resulting patches were essentially white as they left the muzzle. I'll be using the Tesla a lot more after my cleaning sessions.</p><p></p><p>It took nothing short of a Herculean effort to get all the fouling off the steel. I used a trio of methods; Carbon Out soaks, Flitz and a stiff bronze brush, to actually get 98% of the junk out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varmint Hunter, post: 2845232, member: 313"] I'm one of those clean freaks who just has to clean his rifle bores after every session. I'll typically run 30-40 rounds in each rifle while working up loads. I use BoreTech Eliminator, Carbon Out and CU+2. I let the solvents work in the bore as I do other chores. It's not unusual to have the rifles in the cleaning racks for 2 days as I run wet patches and bore brushes down intermittently. My routine helps to prevent fouling build-up of any kind. The other day, I was shooting a heavy bench rifle in 6.5x284. It was shooting under 2" at 400yds, but this rifle is (was) capable of shooting groups 1/2 that size. I was wondering if the bore hadn't just seen a better day. The rifle was built for shooting groundhogs out past 1,000yds. Even though I own a Tesla bore scope, I rarely take it out. Mostly, I just rely on my cleaning routine to ensure that the bore is clean. When patches can't produce any more blue/green/black, it's clean. However, yesterday I decided to take out the ol' Tesla and have a look. SURPRISE - there was a black carbon ring right up front and black streaks that ran down the bore. Carbon was visible on the lands and in-between. If that wasn't bad enough, copper was visible for nearly half the length of the barrel! I was absolutely shocked to see how fouled the bore was considering that it was thoroughly cleaned on a regular basis and that the resulting patches were essentially white as they left the muzzle. I'll be using the Tesla a lot more after my cleaning sessions. It took nothing short of a Herculean effort to get all the fouling off the steel. I used a trio of methods; Carbon Out soaks, Flitz and a stiff bronze brush, to actually get 98% of the junk out. [/QUOTE]
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