oldrookie
in getting the scoped dialed in, would you still dial it in with a clean bore?
I would like to add a little bit to your question.... my scopes are sighted in with the barrel in the condition it will be in when i shoot i shoot it at an animal. So in that and in my case the barrel is not
clean per-say, because it has been shot and it has been damp patched - so it is somewhat fouled.
My routine is the same as my centerfires.... I shoot the gun preseason, verify that everything is a go, and then I will damp patch the barrel (field clean) but the barrel really does not undergo a bench clean until after the hunting season. Hence the barrel has always been patched cleaned and is semi-fouled for shooting whether it is shooting at the range or hunting. But again remember I am using T7 powder, I am not sure I would do the same thing shooting Pyro or real BP.
My first shot out of a "well oiled" barrel is always some what off, but a coupleof alcohol patches prior to shooting eliminates most of that problem also.
Hope this make some sort of sense...