Rick Richard
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For those that wait and clean until accuracy diminishes or anything over 100 or 200 rounds, don't you worry about the dreaded "carbon ring" forming?
Cleaning question
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Anxiety alone never lets me go beyond probably 75.
Witches Brew and some bronze brushes will make your job not as bad, in the unexpected event you decide to clean after Trump's term is complete.
It will make things happen !
I use Holland's Bore Lube and like it. It gets mostly dried out with clean patches before shooting again.
Critter Picker
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My dad always said that you should never put away a dirty gun. I probably clean more than I should. I try to go 100 rounds max. Sometimes when Prairie dog shooting I've gone way over. In my defense I bring cleaning equipment with,and do clean at the end of the day.
My impression is most people its not even on their radar, but after experiencing a carbon ring I always clean my chamber neck and throat area along with the bore after every range session.
Rick Richard
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How do you clean the throat and chamber? Just curious on all the methods folks use.
I just use a chamber brush occasionally and a chamber mop regularly. Bore solvent, let sit a few minutes to break up anything forming then mop clean and dry, Doesn't need it every bore cleaning but I do it every other. I inspect with a borescope every now and then, I had to replace my old barrel in part from the carbon ring, bore was pitted too... was one of those never need cleaning guys till accuracy dropped off.... not anymore.
My Teslong whacked out on me Sunday night.
Y'all are going to make me have nightmares damdit
Y'all are going to make me have nightmares damdit
lancetkenyon
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I actually got caught up on all my reloading a few weeks back, and cleaned all my rifles. Took 3 straight weekends.
Tennis Elbow flare up?
I have found that cleaning sooner rather than later the cleaning sessions are much shorter.
Laguna Freak
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Wow! That's a lesson. Thanks for sharing
lancetkenyon
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I would agree with that wholeheartedly.
But, if I spend two hours cleaning a rifle once every 2+ years (500 rounds), and you spend 15 minutes every 50 rounds, how does that time work out? Plus, you have to shoot 30-50 foulers (3-5 after each cleaning) over that duration and I have to shoot 5.
Most of my rifles get shot every month or two minimum. Some get shot every week or two. Very few sit in the safe without getting shot with the exception of my 7RM and 28 Nosler (unless someone in the family has an elk tag).
