Thread: First rifle

Originally Posted by Walker

Alot depends on how the barrel has been made and the care with how the chamber was cut or barrel and chamber forged in one process. "Roughly" cut chambers can have microscopic radial grooves left in the neck and throat areas that can cause copper being left in the throat. Quality control has got much better in the last twenty years or so and less 'bad' barrels slip through.

Realistically, how much difference do you think it will make cleaning between shots in smoothing a rifle bore? If barrels were so soft that it made any difference they’d be buggered after a couple of packets...

Biggest myth out there at the moment - all about selling more gear. You’re more likely to do damage with crappy cleaning gear than good. I’ve lost count if the number of newbies I’ve seen bashing away with cheap three piece rods and likely they’d do more for the barrel if they just left the poor bloody thing alone!