Re: What are your favorite........
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2016 5:39 am
You called that one correctly. I AM a clean bore/rifle snob.
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Sadly no. I've seen more than I wish to have stomached shove a bare rod down the bore with no guide because "it doesn't hurt anything since it's coated."Jerry G wrote:Doesn't everyone? If you are shooting an Anschutz, make sure you use a guide made for it because the bore isn't in the center of the bolt.
Bore guide....rod guide...whatever you want to call it. There are different names. It's what guides the rod to be in the center of the bore to reduce or eliminate contact with the bore and the cleaning rod.DavidABQ wrote:Bore guide?
Doodaddy wrote:Bore guide....rod guide...whatever you want to call it. There are different names. It's what guides the rod to be in the center of the bore to reduce or eliminate contact with the bore and the cleaning rod.DavidABQ wrote:Bore guide?
Yes. Cleaning without a bore guide is what I would describe as a "guaranteed gamble". What I mean by that is that it's guaranteed you're causing damage to the bore of that barrel each time that rod is inserted into the bore, but it's a gamble on how long before the barrel is too far gone. I can't tell you how many people have said "you can ruin a barrel by cleaning it", but they missed what the truth is: "You can ruin a barrel by improperly cleaning it."DavidABQ wrote:Doodaddy wrote:Bore guide....rod guide...whatever you want to call it. There are different names. It's what guides the rod to be in the center of the bore to reduce or eliminate contact with the bore and the cleaning rod.DavidABQ wrote:Bore guide?
I should be using one of those?
Hard to say. Unless you're shooting often on a bench, you'll never know if there is accuracy loss or how bad. Rod guides aren't expensive and can save some serious headache in the future, but if you're looking for an excuse to replace the barrel, I'd say a "fresh start" wouldn't be a bad idea. New guide and new barrel!DavidABQ wrote:I suppose I need to go get one. I wonder if I have a good excuse to buy a new barrel?
Yep. Most here shoot standing up on reactive targets rather than bench on paper. That's why I said you'd have to shoot regularly on the bench to have a reference of accuracy and its possible change.DavidABQ wrote:I shoot primarily standing up so I guess there goes my excuse for a new barrel.
Thank you fot that cleaning link
It almost seems like if you do see what the rifle is doing off the bench you may or may not want a new barrel. I think David just needs to shoot more. That is just my opinion. I know for a fact I need more trigger time to get where I want to be... I just need more ammo so I can have more trigger time.Doodaddy wrote:Yep. Most here shoot standing up on reactive targets rather than bench on paper. That's why I said you'd have to shoot regularly on the bench to have a reference of accuracy and its possible change.DavidABQ wrote:I shoot primarily standing up so I guess there goes my excuse for a new barrel.
Thank you fot that cleaning link
A new barrel can bring confidence and that's invaluable!
I agree, money on ammo is a good investment. I'll just dry fire in the meantime.DavidABQ wrote:Ohhhhh, trigger time! How I wish for more trigger time. Maybe I could advance to A!
The Wife will probably shoot down the new barrel.
Mark is also right that I need more trigger time.
I better spend my money on ammo.