What are some of the ways you clean your ML? From what the manuals I've read off the 'net say , particularly the Omega manual,you have to dip the barrel in hot soapy water and swab out the bore repeatedly, then wipe out the oil with many paptches annd then use more patches to lube the bore. I wouldn't even attempt that with my stainless Ruger 30-06 for fear of trace amounts of moisture being left after oiling and rusting. Is there an easier way? Can you use regular gun cleaning chemicals (hoppes #9 solvent)? what about a bore brush or bore snake? I've also read that automotive brake cleaner works well andit is cheaper than name brand cleaners. Would you use it? Other sources say that you do not have to remove your breech plug every time you clean the bore, but only once in a while. Will the anti-sieze last that long under these conditions?

Yeah, I'm a new to all this if my other posts here didn't make it obvious. I just think that gun bores and water don't mix. I would also like to use a bore snake because they do a very good job of cleaning my rifles and shotguns, better than patches do and require a lot less work.