MontanaRifleman
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Based on what my smith says and some other reading I've done, I'll go with H&M. I will be getting the actions and triggers done as well. I'll run a few down the tube until copper fouling is greatly dimmished. I'll use a light load of slow powder and heavy bullets for the break in. My smith wants me to give it an accuracy check before sending it off, so the break in will be par of that.Thanks guys, I have not even shot the gun yet, I just gave it to my smith to chamber, thread and put the peaked on. So sounds like 3-5 shots is best? The cleanning sounds not so tough thanks for telling me your cleaning info elkaholic. I need to read more of the recent stuff, but are you guys still using mmi? What's the wait usuallyon one barrel?
If you use Bore Tech to clean, do not use a brass or bronze jag. The Bore Tech will start eating them immediately and give a flase copper indication. I use nickle plated jags. To ensure all copper is out, on your last pass, stroke the bore a couple of times with the BTE and let it sit for about 40 min. If you get a white or very faint blue patch, you're done.
You might read this....
http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f37/bore-solvent-70001/