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Today was such a nice day here in central Texas that I dragged out the 260 (Tikka) to check the sights. Needed a reason to shoot, though not much of a reason. Yup, target holes right where they should be and a nice round group of maybe 3/4 inch. Hmmm, what next. Went and got the Ruger Hawkeye (223) and decided to check the sights on that one also. Geez, bullet holes all over the paper. Shot a bit more, thinking maybe the problem was me, as it often is, but I was shooting groups of maybe 2 inches or so. That's not good. Thought about it a bit and realized that it had been 50 or 75 rounds since I cleaned the bore last. So I cleaned it. Very dirty and had some copper, though not too terribly much. I used 3 different cleaners and each one seemed to remove some grime that the last one had missed. Then used a brass brush and finished up with Shooter's Choice and things were looking pretty clean. Ran some dry patches through it. Then one fouling shot. Let it cool for a bit. Then ran 3 bullets into one ragged hole, with the hole being right where it should be. Whew!
I've been listening to the guys that were saying that they'll run a couple hundred rounds through their rifle and accuracy holds up. Hmmmm. Baloney. I'm going back to cleaning a bit more often.
I've been listening to the guys that were saying that they'll run a couple hundred rounds through their rifle and accuracy holds up. Hmmmm. Baloney. I'm going back to cleaning a bit more often.