HKShooter65
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Just thinking philosophically tonight.
Naive question perhaps.
If a rifle is shooting accurate enough for my purpose is there ever a reason to clean the bore?
I always clean and oil the outside surfaces. Always.
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Two illustrative examples.
I have a great plinker. A Ruger American bolt action cold hammer forged heavy target barrel 17HMR that shoots CCI 17 grain .75 to 1.25 MOA all day long with the ancient fixed 12x Luepold bench rest scope.
I don't EVEN own a .17 cleaning rod.
I have a superb quality 6.5 Creedmoor Christensen MPR. I love the carbon fiber build and light weight. I have a 5-25 Nightforce on it and it's one of my prized possessions.
I run a patch through it every 2-3 outings. I shoot mostly my buddy's superlative handloads and it's sometimes shot 5 rounds through one 1/3 inch hole.
................
Modern rifles.
Modern powers.
Ancient wisdom.
I somewhere read that overcleaning rifles does more damage than leaving dirty.
But then, I believe nothing I read.
Thoughts?
Naive question perhaps.
If a rifle is shooting accurate enough for my purpose is there ever a reason to clean the bore?
I always clean and oil the outside surfaces. Always.
.................
Two illustrative examples.
I have a great plinker. A Ruger American bolt action cold hammer forged heavy target barrel 17HMR that shoots CCI 17 grain .75 to 1.25 MOA all day long with the ancient fixed 12x Luepold bench rest scope.
I don't EVEN own a .17 cleaning rod.
I have a superb quality 6.5 Creedmoor Christensen MPR. I love the carbon fiber build and light weight. I have a 5-25 Nightforce on it and it's one of my prized possessions.
I run a patch through it every 2-3 outings. I shoot mostly my buddy's superlative handloads and it's sometimes shot 5 rounds through one 1/3 inch hole.
................
Modern rifles.
Modern powers.
Ancient wisdom.
I somewhere read that overcleaning rifles does more damage than leaving dirty.
But then, I believe nothing I read.
Thoughts?
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