boats wrote on May 2^nd, 2015 at 6:55am:


Google up the term "carbon ring", for instance, see what you learn. This is about the only place left in the known universe still left that does'nt clean. Gotta give you credit for pure determination though. Damn that science and those lying borescopes.

[quote author=626F617473000 link=1429810510/17#17 date=1430657275]Tim scrubbing is not settled science.  Rim fire shooters In the international disciplines do not scrub barrels unless needed. Use the same quality ammo it's not needed often method shown in the video is the norm.


Gear heads with brightly painted rimfire rifles running from one Internet idea to the next are not always right. No doubt they have to clean more often due to constantly testing ammo looking for the holly Grail, cheap that shoots better than expensive.

Buy Eley or RWS run the gun on the same ammo all season a few quick wipes is all it needs between matches. Total take down off season clean everything throughly back together shot until it settles down then leave it alone.

Boats[/quote

The internet forum comment is interesting. Not valid, but interesting.
If you go to virtually any major match you will see a pretty standardized regimine.
I have been quite fortunate in my rimfire life to also have access to international shooters, national position shooters, prone shooters, and information from olympic medal winners.....sponsered by ammunition mfgs. 
That includes builders of international team guns.
It is all the same my friend........they clean........regularly.
Chrome moly.....SS.....you want the very best from a reasonably capable .22 firearm.......clean it.

Of course you are quite free to believe as you wish .

Re-reading my comment on Internet advice and brightly painted guns was not appropriate and have deleted

One possible reason for the wipe clean vs scrub clean debate is the match rifles are actually used in. Most Position matches either Small Bore Prone or Silhouette you have very limited access to sighing shots.  On match day I have always preferred to use my sighting shots holding dead center with the most adverse wind condition.

Hole on paper is the best indicator of what you can expect the wind to do during the actual match. From that strike generally no more than 2-5 shots I plan my wind strategy  Getting into positing holding center and observing the strike you have to be absolutely sure of the rifles zero. It's it's been scrubbed after the last use zero is questionable.

Does frequent cleaning help in a match that's decided with group size and no reference to point of impact on the target ? could be.

Boats

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