Barrel cleaning?
New rifle, just broke in. How clean is clean enough? Seems even after only 5 rounds it takes 20+ patches to get it mostly clean. I run another patch and it still comes out a little dirty. I' m only using Hopps with clean patches on the end of my stainless 1-piece cleaning rod w/ platic jag.
Am I being too anal? I want it clean but I don' t want to spend 20 minutes between shooting groups and I don' t want to wear out my barrel prematurely. Any tips would be cool.
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I have a bore-guide and I only push from the chamber end. I' m not using a brush until I hear enough support for using one.