Accuracy ?

[ultralightshooter]

Hey guys, I was wonder how often you should clean a gun to keep it shoting accurate? How long does it take from a clean bore before a gun will start losing accuracy? Any info helps!Thanks

[Hawkeye Joe]

My Savage barrels need to be cleaned after about 40-50 rounds with a slow fire keeping barrel heat to a minimum. My Les Baer on the other hand will shoot 100+ rounds fast and furious and clean up with 4 or 5 patches. The three main factors for accuracy loss are Velocity,barrel heat and bore smoothness. Loosing control of one factor severally effects the other two.

[Va varminter]

It depends mostly on the barrel itself. If you read other posts on this forum you will see different shot numbers. Me personally, I like to clean my guns every time I go out. Living in the east, I don't get to melt my barrel an PDs like folks out west. But I make sure my barrel is cleaned every time I get home if I have shot anything at all.

[YoteSmoker]

I leave mine fouled for hunting if under 30 rounds have been fired. Any more than that, I clean it then dry it out before shooting again.

[Gube]

I clean mine whenever I bring them back from shooting. This can range anywhere from 20 to 250 rounds. So far I havn't seen any accuracy issues with either of my savages.