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Barrel Cleaning

Big Sky RedneckBig Sky Redneck Member Posts: 19,752 ✭✭✭
edited May 2002 in General Discussion
Have you ever noticed that after giving a good cleaning the the bore that the gun don't shoot the same? I gave my .22 a good scrubbing today, took it out to the range to see the difference and did I ever get a shock, it went from a 1 hole gun @ 50 yds to a 3" group @ 50! After I shot 100 rounds out of it I got it back to a little less than 1" but now it won't cut holes anymore. Last time I clean a gun bore unless it gets dirt in it!
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  • Big Sky RedneckBig Sky Redneck Member Posts: 19,752 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    hey guys...

    as most of you know.. I am single again... and had to sell my M44.. however, the ex left her M44.

    What I did not know is that she never cleaned it after the last time she shot it.. and now.. the barrel is NOT in top condition. I can see rust on the muzzle crown and am almost afraid to look down the bore. Any ideas on how to clean this out and protect it from further harm BEFORE it gets worse?????
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  • Big Sky RedneckBig Sky Redneck Member Posts: 19,752 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    hello;

    conflicting info on removing ALL copper from a barrel (rifle). do we really need to remove all copper fouling from a rifle barrel? what is the bad side of leaving some copper in the barrel? via a chronograph bullet speed, in my rifles, fall off as the barrel fouls. have noticed several shots are needed to get the rifles to start shooting good groups again. what do you all think? thanks.

    rp
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Saxon, you know that is only true of .223!
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  • robsgunsrobsguns Member Posts: 4,581 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    The answer to all this dilemma? Shoot a real bullet!! If it aint 6.5mm or bigger, it aint a rifle! Seriously now. I've never had a problem like that one. The only gun I have that gets picky is my muzzle loader of course. If I dont clean it over a 10 round string, the shots start to move, I get impact change after 4 rounds. I am familiar with the 1st shot flier, I think its more the shooter than anything else, if the impact is really out of wack. 100 rds. to bring it back in though, thats just not right. How much use has this rifle had?

    SSgt Ryan E. Roberts, USMC
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  • Tailgunner1954Tailgunner1954 Member Posts: 7,734 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    My Shilen barreled -06 likes 4-5 foulers before it settles in, after a thourgh cleaning. Once fouled it's good for 90-100 shots before it falls off. When the groups open up to 3/4MOA it's time for a cleaning.
    Once sighted in before deer season, the only thing, other than bullets, that goes down the barrel is a dry patch until season is over.
    Some guys like a mag full of lead, I still prefer one round to the head.
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  • beachmaster73beachmaster73 Member Posts: 3,011 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    7mm...If it's a .22LR rifle you don't need to clean it very often and in fact probably shouldn't be cleaning it more than once a season if you shoot smallbore competitively. More damage is done to competitive small bore rifles by too much cleaning than just about anyother way to loose accuracy. I probably have the kids whom I coach put 2000-2500 rounds through the match rifles they use before we clean them. And after cleaning guess what....they no longer hold the same zero.
    Saxon Pig is right to a certain point with centerfire rifles. If you "break them" in correctly they will be a more accurate. Beach




    Edited by - beachmaster73 on 05/26/2002 10:05:16
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