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Yep, same here, every time I get back from the field...damn thing is so,pleasant to,shoot, I end up putting 30-40 shots through so it warrants a clean ;)

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as above how ofter do you clean your .204. if Im honest I probley dont clean mine as much as i should. It tends to be a rainy day job. any tips would be greatfuly accepted

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After every outing it gets a proper clean mate without fail at £800 a barrel you can't be too careful

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Bearing in mind that I use mine more or less every day, my regime is to bore snake it every time it comes out of the cabinet. Other than that, it only gets a clean when it needs it. I do oil it regularly though.

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Bearing in mind that I use mine more or less every day, my regime is to bore snake it every time it comes out of the cabinet. Other than that, it only gets a clean when it needs it. I do oil it regularly though.

well at least you clean it ! As some dont ! but cant help thinking shouldnt you clean it Before you put it IN the cabinet ? cheers tim...

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well at least you clean it ! As some dont ! but cant help thinking shouldnt you clean it Before you put it IN the cabinet ? cheers tim...

 

The idea of the boresnaking is to remove any white powder build up in the moderator - cleaning it before you put it away wouldn't help, as it takes several hours to accumulate.

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The idea of the boresnaking is to remove any white powder build up in the moderator - cleaning it before you put it away wouldn't help, as it takes several hours to accumulate.

One issue to consider is that if a moderator is left on the rifle and left muzzle up,eventually some rather nasty stuff will gravitate down into the rifle barrel....I don't mean don't WD spray,just be aware that what goes in will come out.....dirty.

Gbal

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The idea of the boresnaking is to remove any white powder build up in the moderator - cleaning it before you put it away wouldn't help, as it takes several hours to accumulate.

Theres me thinking that bore snakes were only for rifle bores ! i suppose it would clean a moderator as well . but it prob wouldnt reach inside the chambers and would need stripping if possible ! then again im sure iv read somewhere to remove bolt and moderator and pull thru with some #9 or similar ! So you would have to use some kind of other cleaning method to do the chambers any way other than just a boresnake -atb tim..

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Theres me thinking that bore snakes were only for rifle bores ! i suppose it would clean a moderator as well . but it prob wouldnt reach inside the chambers and would need stripping if possible ! then again im sure iv read somewhere to remove bolt and moderator and pull thru with some #9 or similar ! So you would have to use some kind of other cleaning method to do the chambers any way other than just a boresnake -atb tim..

 

It doesn't need to reach inside the chambers - what I'm concerned about is residue build-up in the bullet's pathway. Anything else can be removed with an ultrasonic tank.

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Theres me thinking that bore snakes were only for rifle bores ! i suppose it would clean a moderator as well . but it prob wouldnt reach inside the chambers and would need stripping if possible ! then again im sure iv read somewhere to remove bolt and moderator and pull thru with some #9 or similar ! So you would have to use some kind of other cleaning method to do the chambers any way other than just a boresnake -atb tim..

 

It doesn't need to reach inside the chambers - what I'm concerned about is residue build-up in the bullet's pathway. Anything else can be removed with an ultrasonic tank.

 

One issue to consider is that if a moderator is left on the rifle and left muzzle up,eventually some rather nasty stuff will gravitate down into the rifle barrel....I don't mean don't WD spray,just be aware that what goes in will come out.....dirty.

Gbal

 

As I use my rifle more or less every day, I have few concerns about anything gravitating down the barrel.

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