HMR barrel cleaning.

[Wabbitslayer]

I'd be interested to know how often is considered necessary to clean hmr barrels. I normally just pull a bore snake through after every session and then a proper clean about every 200 shots. I don't like cleaning rimfires too often because every time it could cause more harm than good, especially with a tiny bore like the .17. However, I don't want corrosion to set in due to lack of cleaning. Anyone on here had any issues with hmr's in this respect? Thanks for any replies.

[minkstone]

Boresnake after every box of ammo or when accuracy drops off. Tried cleaning mine like i would my centrefires, took a box of ammo to get it back on song,...soon dropped that idea!

 

Regards.

[GP1]

Stopped using a boresnake after being told they do more harm than good, so just put a rod and brush through after use and a good clean after 200 / 250 rounds.

I do find the Hmr to be a very dirty round, the sound mod needs stripping and cleaning more than the barrel which is 16"

[GP1]

[GP1]

sorry posted three times the same .

[Swamp Donkey]

I run a bore snake through, but I leave the mod on so as to ensure it exits the crown square, I think the issue with any type of 'pull through' is crown wear if pulled at an angle. But I use one without the brush in it, and de-carbon it after every two boxes or so.

 

Pete

[Wabbitslayer]

I see posts on different forums regarding bore corrosion. I'm not a fan of over cleaning every time I use a rifle, but then I don't want my barrels damaged due to a lack of routine maintenance. I hardly ever clean my .22 lr barrel but I thought the hmr might be a bit more fussy. I'd be happy to leave it alone for a couple of hundred rounds or until accuracy starts to drop off if its going to be no detriment.