Forrest,
Just goes to show that different people come up with different results. I'll have to look into this no cleaning of CF rifles a bit more and see if there is any difference in accuracy.
My Ballard Rifle Co. .22 hasn't been cleaned yet since I bought it in the Fall of '02. Last time I fired it this Fall it was still plunkin' them in under an inch at 100 yds. I was gonna just let it go but maybe with your experience I should at least see what a good cleaning comes up with. Don't want to miss any 25's when I shoot indoors this year!
Calfee states that with the .22 fouling will build up at the 6 o'clock position in the throat, so I would just figure that the same must occur to some extent with any CF gun that shoots in the same velocity range...... which ours do. I know that we shouldn't speak in generalities and that's why I was asking for comments.
I can see your point about a proper load will not Lead so there is probably no reason to clean the gun. I know I always get to wondering what people are doing when they mention they only get a small amount of Leading, and that's acceptable. Their reasoning escapes me. Any Leading at all is cause to find out why.
Had to laugh on your comment about how you thought that nobody believed your 1000 rd. no cleaning test. About like I believe that guy who every once in a while states that he shoots cast Lead bullets at 2400 fps(?) and doesn't use any lube. Never gets any Leading! I always notice there is never any comments on that statement. Not gonna call the guy a liar, but......
I'll agree about needing only one or two shots to get a gun to shoot to the group after cleaning. It's what I've found to. But, I also try and find a load that will put the first shot into the group to. Once in a while I do!
PETE