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I clean my hunting rifles that are used that season at the end of the season. Sadly they tend to sit in the safe til the next season due to lack of time and other guns to shoot. About a week or so before opening day while bow hunting I fire a couple fouling shots at the camp range to chk the zero. If I'm lucky I might fire a couple more shots thru the season, then clean and store back in the safe.
This routine has worked for many years. Some years I might use 2 or 3 rifles through the course of the season. I always fire a couple fouling shots to chk zero before hunting with a rifle. Knowing that your weapon will hit where you aim is a must for me. My brother is totally different. He rarely cleans his one hunting rifle and only checks his zero if he misses a shot. I must admit he rarely misses. He has hunted with his M77 7mm Mag for 30+ years and has grown to trust it.
To each his own.
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