It seems weird to suggest a guiding light for cleaning amounts to the actions of someone -who rarely does, and without basis..
And there is absolutely no way OUR barrels can hold peak performance with this. Hell most copper foul out by 50rnds, unless coated.
You mean this piece right? This was in yellow.
Tierney’s Views on Barrel Cleaning–Why Less Is More
Your editor asked me about my cleaning procedure. My response, half in jest, was that “I don’t have one.†This is controversial I know, but I do a LOT less barrel cleaning than most people do. I typically run a lot of rounds through the barrel before cleaning, and I rarely use a brush.
In a multi-day match, with all the rifles I shoot, I’ll almost always wait ’til the end of the match before cleaning. Only if I experience something unusual, then I’ll go ahead and clean. Most of the time, I do NOT brush. I’ll use Shooters Choice, wet patches, one wet, two dry. Occasionally I’ll use a nylon brush, maybe every third cleaning–about every 300 rounds. On a Palma barrel I’ll go up to 500 rounds between cleaning, so that might mean 2000 rounds between brushing. I’ve developed this cleaning regimen based on my observed match results. I’ve found that my X-count peaked with the Palma rifle at the fourth or fifth match (about 200-300 rounds). Once I get about 200 rounds through the barrel, the X-count seems to climb for about 150-200 rounds then levels out. And then I’ll clean at about 400 rounds.
On the 6.5-284 and .284 I’ll clean after a double match, so I’ll clean every 100-150 rounds. I haven’t needed to use JB on the throat. I’m not a fan of moly or putting any abrasive cleaners in my barrel. When I do brush, I use nylon and I’ll remove the brush after it exits the muzzle. I agree with the smiths who say that many barrels are ruined by improper cleaning. I’ve seen crown damage because of bad cleaning rod procedures. I do advocate taking the brush off at the end of the muzzle to protect the crown. And, as long as we’re stirring controversy here, I don’t uniform primer pockets, I don’t ream flash-holes (other than deburring Win brass), and I don’t religiously scrape out the primer pockets after each firing (I will if they’re real dirty). I’ve tested and I have not been able to demonstrate these processes deliver better accuracy or better scores.â€
And there is absolutely no way OUR barrels can hold peak performance with this. Hell most copper foul out by 50rnds, unless coated.
You mean this piece right? This was in yellow.
Tierney’s Views on Barrel Cleaning–Why Less Is More
Your editor asked me about my cleaning procedure. My response, half in jest, was that “I don’t have one.†This is controversial I know, but I do a LOT less barrel cleaning than most people do. I typically run a lot of rounds through the barrel before cleaning, and I rarely use a brush.
In a multi-day match, with all the rifles I shoot, I’ll almost always wait ’til the end of the match before cleaning. Only if I experience something unusual, then I’ll go ahead and clean. Most of the time, I do NOT brush. I’ll use Shooters Choice, wet patches, one wet, two dry. Occasionally I’ll use a nylon brush, maybe every third cleaning–about every 300 rounds. On a Palma barrel I’ll go up to 500 rounds between cleaning, so that might mean 2000 rounds between brushing. I’ve developed this cleaning regimen based on my observed match results. I’ve found that my X-count peaked with the Palma rifle at the fourth or fifth match (about 200-300 rounds). Once I get about 200 rounds through the barrel, the X-count seems to climb for about 150-200 rounds then levels out. And then I’ll clean at about 400 rounds.
On the 6.5-284 and .284 I’ll clean after a double match, so I’ll clean every 100-150 rounds. I haven’t needed to use JB on the throat. I’m not a fan of moly or putting any abrasive cleaners in my barrel. When I do brush, I use nylon and I’ll remove the brush after it exits the muzzle. I agree with the smiths who say that many barrels are ruined by improper cleaning. I’ve seen crown damage because of bad cleaning rod procedures. I do advocate taking the brush off at the end of the muzzle to protect the crown. And, as long as we’re stirring controversy here, I don’t uniform primer pockets, I don’t ream flash-holes (other than deburring Win brass), and I don’t religiously scrape out the primer pockets after each firing (I will if they’re real dirty). I’ve tested and I have not been able to demonstrate these processes deliver better accuracy or better scores.â€
