Schuetzenmiester wrote on Jan 11^th, 2016 at 12:34pm:


LOL, it's hard to do using 4759 in a 45/70 and not have a sore shoulder, especially doing load development. That same 45/70, eventually seperated my shoulder. After rotor cuff surgery, two years ago, I won't shoot them any more. I sold that barrel (Douglas Benchrester) and put a 33 on that action. Been very happy since

Frank

For what it's worth this is how I clean my barrels after every match. Consistency is what I always strive for in every aspect of my shooting. Cleaning my barrels/rifles is no different. If you clean one time and not the next, how can that be consistent?

I cut my own flannel patches to be a snug, not super tight fit, to my barrel. My cleaning solution/bore protection is a 50/50 mix of Hoppes #9 and Marvel Mystery Oil. I use Remington 40X Bore Cleaner for carbon control.

After the match I run one wet patch, one dry patch, another wet patch, then another dry patch through the barrel. 

Then I saturate a patch with Rem. 40X and work it back and forth in the first 1/3 of the barrel 10 strokes. Without changing the patch I then work it back and forth through the first 2/3 of the barrel another 10 strokes. Then still using the same patch I do another 10 strokes the whole length of the barrel, not letting the patch exit the bore.

I follow that with one wet patch down the bore followed by a dry patch, another wet and then dry patch, with a final wet patch to oil the bore and I'm done.

It takes far less time to do than you would think, and the bore is exactly the same each time I take it to the range. Two or three shots will have any of my barrels settled down and grouping although I always take a least ten sighter shots to get me settled down.

I still have a seasoned bore cleaning this way as I too believe a cast bullet barrel should be treated like good cast iron cookware, which is what I cook with. The only way to really remove all my lube (Javelina Schuetzen Lube) from a barrel is to use lighter fluid or paint thinner.

My reason for cleaning this way is to prevent carbon buildup. It's easy to prevent it cleaning this way, but a real pain to get it out of a barrel should you ever let it get out of control. 

Anyway, this works for me. YMMV.

JerryH

I started using Sea Foam carn cleaner on a patch, it does a very good job removing the carbon.  Then oil.  Just a few shots to be back on, like Joe.........