Just wondering what everyone's technique was for cleaning their rifles' barrels. I honestly feel like an idiot for asking this, as I've been around guns my whole life, shoot more than anyone I know, etc. To tell you the truth I very very very rarely clean my rifles' barrels and they all shoot very well. When I clean my rifles I run the brush down 'em a few times, then a wet patch a few times, then some dry patches.

My Tikka 243 is very fouled up at the moment, and it needs some special attention (2 years old and over 1,000rds put thru it). My Browning A-Bolt 7mm also needs a good cleaning as well.

So, I need to know the "proper" way to clean my rifles, what to buy, etc.

Yep, feel like an idiot here..[&o]