Solvent Test, just a note anything this fellow that goes by kombayotch investigates is first rate bordering on obsession.

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KG is the best copper solvent i have ever used followed closely by Wipeout patchout. 150 rounds is a good number some people just shoot till accuracy drops off. Everytime i clean my no comp guns its a few patches then let it sit for a hour of so and a few more till the blue mostly goes away. Then i use a under sized brush with a patch and some jb or issoi paste on it for about 15-20 strokes rotate then 15-20 more. That gets the pesky carbon out of your bore and its a fairly easy way to clean. Like steve unless its a comp gun i never clean all the copper out u just try to get 90% of it. My comp guns never get anymore then 80-100 rounds before they are throughly cleaned. Oh and kroil is a must after i have ran a few dry patches through it i use 2 or 3 with a few drop of kroil to ensure all the cleaners are out and it makes it much easier to clean the next few times.

.......if real proof... not theory can be proven regarding the above, I would be forced to chance my protocol. Can anyone confirm/deny the above with FACTUAL information?

The proof is in the pudding.

Clean your rifle spotless. Shoot four or five, five shot groups.

Don't clean it for the next 500 rounds. Shoot groups every 100 rounds or so.

See for yourself.

Honestly if you have the ability to fire foulers/sighters before every shooting session then it really doesn't matter. I don't have that ability. I need to know EXACTLY where that first shot is going to go. If my rifle was perfectly zeroed when i put it up, why would I want to change that by altering the condition of the bore?

I understand the desire to scrub it clean. I was indoctrinated into that in the Marine Corps as well. However the Corps has ruined many rifles.

I don't feel that PROPERLY cleaning your rifle after every range trip is going to harm it any. I just feel that it's wasted time and then wasted ammo to get it back to it's most accurate state.

As far as the carbon being in the barrel. There really is no difference between me firing 20 rounds on five different range sessions or firing 100 rounds in one range session. The amount of carbon in the barrel will be the same.

I just completed an LE Advanced school. I fired 413 rounds while I was there. I did not clean the barrel at all. I did clean the action and lube the bolt religiously. I shot a perfect score on every qualification, while many who cleaned their rifle the night before blew the cold bore shot.

I am a believer in a fouled bore.

Please note that a fouled bore and a dirty rifle are two VASTLY different animals.