deep cleaning your barrel

i do it after each shooting session in both my benelli's and it for sure improves the pattern, even if it didn't it is never a bad thing to keep something you want to hold onto for a long time clean.
 
Yep. It's definitely worth the effort and time. I'll even clean the bore between birds during the season (although not deep DEEP clean). The amount of wad, buffer, and powder residue will definitely drag down an otherwise incredible pattern.
 
I do all my shotguns. Deep clean and polish on all but chrome lined barrels, definitely a noticeable improvement. Probably in the range of 10 to 15%.
 
I agree with all the above posts. Less holes and a more uniform pattern is what I see is the biggest benefit from a deep cleaned barrel.
 
I usually do mine once a season, I ran a bore snake through my benelli and cleaned my choke.

I'll shoot it a couple more times, run the bore snake and call it good.

I'll shoot the 10 gauge to check the sights, deep clean and call it good
 
Every time were done hunting and packing in our gear, I'll run the bore snake through it a few times. Then give it a good rub down back at home. When I'm patterning my turkey guns I'll throw some steel wool through the barrels as well.
 
Andy S.":1v77mqf3 said:
Deep cleaning is not as involved as polishing (the link Spur posted above). Both have benefits, but each will need to be done "every so often" if you want to continue to reap the benefits (more pellets, more uniform distribution, etc) over the long term.

Deep cleaning
http://allaboutshooting.com/article_inf ... les_id=282

Polishing
http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php?topic=182.0
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I started to post both links but in my opinion if you are going to polish the barrel the "deep cleaning" procedure isn't neccessary. The barrel will be deep cleaned during the above mentioned polishing process. If done correctly the chemicals on the scotch brite will remove every bit of foreign material from the barrel. :tu:
 
As dirty as my gun gets toting it through briars, hardwoods and swampy fields, I won't deep clean it. Same with my truck, why make it all shiny when I'm going to hunt the next day and park in the mud.

I'm sure the pattern improvement is nice, I just won't put in the effort to clean it knowing ill have to clean it again after the next shot. A little hoppes 9 and rem oil is all I need


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catman529":2t31ppxd said:
As dirty as my gun gets toting it through briars, hardwoods and swampy fields, I won't deep clean it. Same with my truck, why make it all shiny when I'm going to hunt the next day and park in the mud.

I'm sure the pattern improvement is nice, I just won't put in the effort to clean it knowing ill have to clean it again after the next shot. A little hoppes 9 and rem oil is all I need


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are you serious with all that?? it literally takes 15mins!! I mean if it can actually help your overall pattern which helps your overall % of killing a bird why the heck would you be lazy about it and just not clean the thing. You also use to say "a bead is all i need" and you have since seen the issue with that. I don't mean to really come off the way it is but that is a pretty lazy and odd mind set to something so simple to do. Toting it though briars an in the woods should not change the INSIDE of the barrel, i mean are you just filling the barrel up with mud and water or what?

if you just don't want to deep clean then by all means dont, but don't NOT due it because its just to much effort. its not like washing a truck
 

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