Got my new 700mm barrel and high capacity mags today. BEFORE instasllation, i cleaned the barrel!
Why would I clean a new barrel.
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Not as dirty as I expected. Still, need to clean every barrel from the factory, then figure out how long it likes to go between cleanings.
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Cleaning with dry patches from the get-go is different from cleaning with a proper bore cleaner (e.g., Break Free CLP, Hoppe's bore cleaner, FP-10, etc.). I'm almost certain that you're going to see a lot more of the black (or gray or green) stuff using a bore cleaning solvent. I'm not saying your situation should be similar to mine, but it took me nearly 30 patches until I started seeing white or a very faint gray color on the cleaning patches because of the "stuff" Kalibrgun applied onto the bore of my Cricket.
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I agree.... if you stick a little bore cleaner on a patch and run it thru its gonna be pretty dirty still.
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My limited experience has been the same.
20 to 30 patches. Something like 15 wet, 2 dry, 10 wet, and a final 2-3 dry.
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On my new Wildcat, I ran three patches with the AoA cleaner and they came black, gray, and then almost clean. I ran two dry patches after that and called it good.
On my new TDR, same thing only dirtier so 5 wet patches.
On my new TDR, same thing only dirtier so 5 wet patches.
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