Thread: Groups settling after cleaning

No personal experience, but some shooters in the US recommend Lock-ease for quicker settling of a barrel after cleaning. It's graphite in solution - apparently you leave a thin layer in the bore after you've finished your cleaning routine.

If you want to try it I'm not sure how easy it is to get actual Lock-ease in NZ, but presumably you could find something similar.

Originally Posted by PaulNZ

No personal experience, but some shooters in the US recommend Lock-ease for quicker settling of a barrel after cleaning. It's graphite in solution - apparently you leave a thin layer in the bore after you've finished your cleaning routine.

If you want to try it I'm not sure how easy it is to get actual Lock-ease in NZ, but presumably you could find something similar.

Speedy Gonzoles said in an interview with Eric Cortina that Lock-ease is used by benchers shooters as a last step in the cleaning process between matches. Some competition shooters from different disciplines tried it with mixed results.

I let my barrels tell me when they need to be cleaned. Like someone else said, some shoot better dirty than clean. My cut rifled barrels always shoot better dirty until they get about 100-120 rounds on them. There is a least 5 shots required until they settle back into the same poi.
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