ORIGINAL: missed_another
maybe it's just me but i think you are going overboard on your cleaning. how do you determine when it's time to clean the barrel. most guns seem to shoot a little better with a slightly fouled barrel. i let the gun tell me when time to clean. if it is shooting good just give a normal cleaning thats all it needs.
I agree. In fact, a day or two before I go hunting, I go to the range and foul my barrel to prepare it. I never store my rifles. I shoot them all at least once a month with a normal cleaning afterward. When I shoot at the range, I don't even look where the first 4 or 5 rounds go. After I foul the barrel, then I mark my shots. Maybe I'm wrong, but isn't there such a thing as over cleaning?