Cleaning

[Tungsten 0]

I am relatively new to rifle shooting, but have shot and cleaned shotguns for some years. However, the cleaning of a rifle is a somewhat different process and I am looking for some tips.

I have read about bore guides; are they a necessary piece of cleaning kit?

Are there any special cleaning procedures for a new rifle, particulary in respect of the barrel?

Is there a universal cleaning kit available that will cope with several calibres and shotguns?

And are "bore snakes" an alternative cleaning tool?

[dicehorn 38]

I am relatively new to rifle shooting, but have shot and cleaned shotguns for some years. However, the cleaning of a rifle is a somewhat different process and I am looking for some tips.

I have read about bore guides; are they a necessary piece of cleaning kit?

Are there any special cleaning procedures for a new rifle, particulary in respect of the barrel?

Is there a universal cleaning kit available that will cope with several calibres and shotguns?

And are "bore snakes" an alternative cleaning tool?

 

We all have different regimes for cleaning a rifle and also different solvents - nobody is right or wrong. I have a cleaning regime passed to me by one of the countries best bench shooters and I think it the business

 

I will say this however - by all means get a 'bore snake' but only carry it out in the field as an emergency if you get mud/water/snow in the bore. It has been proved that bore snakes used as a cleaning regime over a period of time will mark the crown of the barrel and this will cause loss of accuracy ( read this on a USA bench rest forum a couple of years ago).

 

Bore Guide?? very essential to stop wear at the other end of the bore which could = wrong bullet alignment in the throat.

 

I know some shooters will say 'Well that's all OK for bench rest shooters but not for ordinary hunting rifles' The simple truth is, in our hearts we would all like our hunting rifles to shoot like bench rest rifles. The bench rest guys spend more time on cleaning than reloading - they know something a lot of us have not grasped yet.

 

HTH

 

Peter

 

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