The problem with the water rinse is - it only works if you get ALL the salts. If you don't, you leave moist salt on the metal, with a nice layer of oil to make sure the moisture stays. A patch with denatured alcohol before the oil helps drying out the barrel.
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I used to love being able to hit hard at 1000 yards. As I get older I find hitting a mini ram at 200 yards with the 22 oddly more satisfying.
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