How often should I use JB cleaning compound on my 7mm RM SS Vandguard?
THANKS to all for your help.
Jerry

You should not need it at all, if you use Butches Bore Shine.

I've used it with varying results. I have read in many places where it will NOT harm any barrels. If it works, use it when accuracy starts to go foul.

I just started using foam, and by-George, I will throw everthing else in the trash because none of it is worth the price of the container in comparison...IMHO of course.

EMC2

Hello,
I have shot match rifles for lots of years and used JB compound for a long time and method a lot of my fellow shooters use is initially upon break in period, then after approx. 150-175 rounds, use again. Mind you, only use on the first third of the barrel/breach area routinely. All of that black you see coming out of the barrel is not fouling/crud, but steady use at the muzzle over a period of time could change the dimensions. Throat and just forward area of the bore receives the most severe exposure to heat and possible erosion. Most unlikely you will ever shoot the forward portion of the barrel out and wear comes when people improperly clean the bore from the muzzle with an uncoated rod. Just my experience.

I have three rifles I shoot regular through the year and those get a cleaning with JB once a year during the winter. Like the product and precieve it to improve the routine cleanings with Buthch's Bore Shine.

driver makes a good point, but none the less I run my swabs to the muzzel with even strokes. Mark your rod with a rubber band, etc. to avoid exiting the muzzel.

Yes, Driver does make a good point, but I have always gonne the distance, and short stroked the throat and early portion of the barrel. Also I am a believer that every 100 - 200 rounds depending on caliber and usage, it doesn't hurt! I also want to find some of the slick 2000 I think it is for carbon, and just read an interesting add for Hoppe's for their "Elite." Carbon is often the culprit for fouling.