Copper plated 22 lr
When shooting copper plated 22 lr, do you need to remove copper from the barrel?
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An interesting read on the subject.
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/a-guide-to-22lr-barrel-care-for-the-precision-rimfire-shooter/
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Not in my experience. I learned that the wax coated .22 bullets leave a wax coating in the barrel that actually protects the bore. I clean my .22's once a year now, but I don't shoot as much anymore.
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Depending on how much you shoot, maybe every year or three.
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JimmyJack: 30351389013659/comments/
Depending on how much you shoot, maybe every year or three.
Yupp....., More 22rf barrels have been ruined by cleaning to often than by being left dirty for a while. I know some match shooters that only clean once a year and then shoot up a couple of boxes of ammo before they enter a competition to get the barrel shooting the way they want it. Bob
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I haven't cleaned a .22 bore for many years unless the accuracy degraded. I had an H&R 999 (their best gun) that would develop lead fouling to the point where you were unsure where the bullets were going. It had a little tear in the rifling sticking up which would snag bullets as they went by and rip little chunks out of them. It would even tear cleaning patches. I couldn't think of a way to fix it so I sold it. But that is an extreme example.
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22LR barrels rarely need cleaning regardless of the ammo used.
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Thanks for the input. What about the 22 WMR?
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@toad67 That was an excellent article on bore cleaning a 22 rim fire barrel, thank you.
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