Vanguard S2 and copper fouling

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06shooter

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Out of curiosity, how often do you guys clean the the copper from your barrels ?
How many rounds before you notice over fouling ? Thanks!
 
For me, it depends on the rifle. My 220 will copper up pretty fast, but the 260 never seems to. So...there's probably no precise answer to your question.

There are those among us (on the forum) that clean regularly. And some that clean rarely. And some, like me, that clean as they deem necessary - and that varies with the rifle.
 
- After every shooting session but I know guys who don't clean until accuracy starts to fall off. Also know guys who clean after every 10 rounds or so.
 
Thanks for the replies, the vanguards are hammer forged barrels so I was curious.
I used sharp shoot-r after 20 rounds just to see if the product worked and it does !
I really didn't have to .

I was just wondering how long the hammer forge can go ?
 
Typically I'll strip my bores down to "white" clean every few hundred rounds. After every shooting session though I do run a wet patch, dry patch and bore snake through them.
 
Overnight soaking with a "non-aggressive" solvent developed to eliminate copper residue works well for me. I've had good luck with Hoppes "Benchrest" copper solvent.
 
Too many factors involved to answer...

Some of the factors that determine when a particular rifle will need to be cleaned (when accuracy falls off), include but are not limited to:

What type of rifling is in the barrel
How many grooves the barrel has
How good the bore is (Hand Lapped vs Machine or Non Lapped)
What brand/type of bullet is being used (jacket thickness, construction and strength vary)
What caliber you are shooting/How hot the ammo is loaded
 
cleaning requirements aren't brand/model specific
Some bores are more prone to fouling and therefore, need to be cleaned more often. Each is different.
 
I moly coat all of my bullets but clean my rifles after 40-60 shots (depending on rifle). I have had some that needed it after 15 shots and some still shooting with no loss in accuracy after 75-85 shots. And as mentioned above I use solvents that get rid of the copper, carbon, and any other residue that builds up (as for me......moly!). And that does the trick. All rifles are different.
 
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