Mostly I shoot my rifles about 100 times per year. I usually give them a good cleaning at the end of Feb. and they sit until Septemeber and I start shooting them again. I have for the last three years used KG carbon cleaner for the powder and then wipeout let it sit overnight and patch that was all. Since I have read these threads I think I will start brushing and using JB. So for my complete cleaning in Feb I will start out with KG carbon cleaner on a patch then I will use wipeout and let soak and then I will scrub with JB and dry patch the JB out and then patch with a little oil. Does this sound like a good cleaning routine. Thanks Rick

Ricky, welcome to AR! First, yo will find a lot of great info here...second, learn to take a lot of the info in context. For your rifles only having 100 shots through them in a year, if anything, your cleaning procedure seems a little overly....thorough, if anything. What you propose will be fine!

The thing about rifles that is often said, and soooo true, is that everyone is an individual. In short, one of your rifles may really 'like' the cleaning procdure you have outlined, and one may not. When I say 'like', what I mean is that the rifle reacts well to that specific cleaning methodology well, in terms of post cleaning accuracy AND function. Some rifles, in fact most in my experience shoot better with some fouling. I would bet a cold drink--even several , that at least one of your rifles will shoot better with a few rounds through it, than bone clean after the cleaning.

Your procedure sound well thought out and will be just fine, I honestly don't think you need the JB part of the process, but I am a fan of JB. For me the carbon cleaning and the wipe-out will do a heck of a job, and be more than enough for sporting rifles....getting into gilt edged benchrest accuracy is another thing... and although I know the ins and outs of it, I will leave that to you to request, and one of our benchrest gurus to answer if you do!

Good shooting/hunting to you!

100 ROUNDS A YEAR?????? Dang, I shoot that much on a good day.

That said , I think fish gave you some good info. It sounds like you're taking good care of your rifle(s) however. You just need to get it out more.

Ok thanks guys I appreciate the information. Your right I'm a hunter for the most part and even though I want my gun as accurate as possible I don't strive for one hole shots. It's nice to know what I'm doing is not hurting my gun. One thing I may not being doing well is cleaning the chamber. I mean I take a toothbrush and clean it with carbon cleaner and I have always thought that was enough. Then again as long as my gun stays accurate why change what your doing. Would someone hit the chamber are on cleaning. Thanks Rick

ricky, for all the more you are shooting I am sure your cleaning is fine. Now I have rifles that will copper up in less than that and need more cleaning. My .300 mag hates copper fouling and if I let it build up over about 20 rounds or so without a good copper cleaning my groups open up. Sometimes one application of wipeout is not enough. My .257 AI is the same way.

All that said if you feel you are staying as accurate as you are happy with you are cleaning enough.

You're right. A few rounds a year in a hunting rifle does not add up to a lot of fouling----BUT----the longer you let the rifle sit and the fouling to react with the steel, the harder it will be to remove it and the more damage it will do to accuracy. There has been and will undoubtedly continue to be a lot of jabber about how clean a rifle really needs to be. BUT--there can be no question that a rifle that is squeaky clean is not on the verge of inaccuracy caused by fouling. Every shooting session should be followed by a cleaning session-- especially if you do not own a borescope.