ORIGINAL: wis_bow_huntr
Actually recent studies show that cleaning your gun during its break in period is good for the gun, but after its broken in and you have it sighted in right before season DONT CLEAN IT. it will actually be more accurate. I will have to find the article and post it on here. This came from some of the top shooters in the US.
The folks at the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, who provided all the active duty Army competitiors for national and international level rifle competitions, RARELY, if ever, cleaned their rifles at all. And to the best of my knowledge, they didn't go thru one of these break-in drills either!
I will admit that such a procedure MIGHT benefit a poorly-made, rough mass-produced rifle bore,but it will do nothing for a bore that was made properly to begin with, except to start in wearing it out sooner.
With a rife like that Tikka, regular cleaning after a range session is sufficient!