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603Country · February 25, 2014, 11:43 AM

I can't speak for every situation regarding bore rust, but I can use my Dad's 270 as an example. To say that he was not into cleaning his rifle is an understatement. He might, on a very rare occasion, wipe down the outer metal, but in all the years he had the Ruger Ultralight, he NEVER cleaned the bore. As for how long that was, call it more than 15 years and less than 25 years. Every couple of years, I'd clean the bore for him, but if I didn't do it nobody did. When he passed on, I decided to give that poor old bore a good cleaning and there was no rust and no pitting at all. And it grouped like a champion.

His inattention to bore health did cause his old Marlin 336C in 30/30 to finally need a barrel replacement decades prior to his having the Ruger. Right or wrong, I put that down to the microgroove rifling, which is rather shallow.

February 25, 2014, 11:43 AM	#21
603Country Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2011 Location: Thornton, Texas Posts: 3,998	I can't speak for every situation regarding bore rust, but I can use my Dad's 270 as an example. To say that he was not into cleaning his rifle is an understatement. He might, on a very rare occasion, wipe down the outer metal, but in all the years he had the Ruger Ultralight, he NEVER cleaned the bore. As for how long that was, call it more than 15 years and less than 25 years. Every couple of years, I'd clean the bore for him, but if I didn't do it nobody did. When he passed on, I decided to give that poor old bore a good cleaning and there was no rust and no pitting at all. And it grouped like a champion. His inattention to bore health did cause his old Marlin 336C in 30/30 to finally need a barrel replacement decades prior to his having the Ruger. Right or wrong, I put that down to the microgroove rifling, which is rather shallow.