JohnH
08-27-2005, 11:25 AM
Been using FWFL for about sic weeks now. I normally try not to clean my rifles unless there has been obvious leading or a good shooting load turns sour. I notice over time (60+ rounds) that the lube star forms a hard cake on the muzzle, if I shoot (almost always 20+ rounds in the afternoon), leave the gun uncleaned for a couple days, the cake also takes on a whiteish tinge. The cake is hard enough that I have to scrape it away with my fingernail, wiping with a cloth won't remove it.
I'm curious, could this cake begin to act like a bad crown? Am I chasing a ghost? I only lube the bottom groove, so I don't know how to reduce the amount of lube any farther if that is the ultimate culprit.
By what factors do you base your cleaning on? Do you clean after a specific number of rounds? Do you clean only after fouling build up of some kind? Do you always use a brush or do you use patch only? What is clean?
I'm curious, could this cake begin to act like a bad crown? Am I chasing a ghost? I only lube the bottom groove, so I don't know how to reduce the amount of lube any farther if that is the ultimate culprit.
By what factors do you base your cleaning on? Do you clean after a specific number of rounds? Do you clean only after fouling build up of some kind? Do you always use a brush or do you use patch only? What is clean?