Another Dang 9 wrote:Clean a RF? one pull with a bore snake once per season.

But does that reflect why your handle is what it is? LOL
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Borg

If I were getting nines in small bore I may gold plate my gun.

I have since changed the way I clean my rifle from talking to one of our regarded members. For my Marlin lever action 39A, I pull through a brass wire brush until no more powder comes out. I have added one final pass with bore snake as my last cleaning process. Doing this with my SW 29a scoped pistol too.

Hey Jason
Do you really think that the contact of a nylon pull thru line is going to damage the crown on a steel barrel ???????
Evelio.

I think any kind of material that has grid embedded in it will damage steel. The softer the mnaterial, the easier the grit becomes embedded. If you are going to clean your bore, do it with a clean rod or a clean string. It doesn't matter.

Nylon is extrememly abrasive, especially when it picks up all the crap inside a barrel. They look and function just like a diamond wire saw when dirty.

Now, if you have any coin tied up into your rifle, I suggest you use a rod and rod guide.

I am not really going to get into this argument, but I can't see how a .040" dia. nylon line pushed , and then pulled thru a .220" dia. hole is going to get embeded with any type of abrasive components enought to damage the bore, especially if you wipe it down on every pass. The way I look at it, the cotton patch will pick up just as much crap. Also after you run a cleaning rod thru the bore, even if you use a rod guide, run your fingers thru it, and see if they come out clean !!!!!!!
Anyway there are probably a thousand ideas out there on the proper way to clean a 22 rimfire, but personally I was a true believer of never cleaning a 22 up until I got involved in benchrest, and see the top shooters cleaning in between targets ( probably every 30 shots at the most ).
I know this cleaning intensity is not required in Silhouette competition, but it sure works in ARA in USBR.
Just do what you think works best for you.

Yes,

The cleaning debate is one of the best and never ending. I agree that there are thousands of ideas on the right approach, but in reality, only a few correct ways to do it. Most of the ideas fall to they wayside once a shooter gets a high quality borescope and precision benchrest rifle. Once a shooter has actual data on targets, and borescope inspection to actually see if the barrel and chamber are clean, 9 out of 10 will be cleaning one way.

To me, it's just like chambering a barrel. Attention to detail is what seperates good guns from great guns.

s.