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603Country · February 21, 2014, 05:52 PM

I already knew that my 220 Swift wouldn't go through too many rounds before accuracy fell off. The 260 has a custom barrel and doesn't seem to foul too badly, but it's too early to tell when it needs to be cleaned. And with the 223 I had been sailing along for quite a while shooting good and not having cleaned it. It seems that when accuracy fell off it fell off fast.

I do believe that I don't have and have never had a rifle that will hold accuracy (when not cleaned) through a couple hundred rounds of ammo. Maybe some folks do, but forgive me for being a bit leary of those claims. It does seem that every rifle is a bit different, and there are very few things in life and in shooting that ALWAYS apply, so I can't put limits on what is and isn't possible.

I wonder what percentage of the forum members really know how many rounds can go through their rifle bores before accuracy falls off.

February 21, 2014, 05:52 PM	#3
603Country Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2011 Location: Thornton, Texas Posts: 3,998	I already knew that my 220 Swift wouldn't go through too many rounds before accuracy fell off. The 260 has a custom barrel and doesn't seem to foul too badly, but it's too early to tell when it needs to be cleaned. And with the 223 I had been sailing along for quite a while shooting good and not having cleaned it. It seems that when accuracy fell off it fell off fast. I do believe that I don't have and have never had a rifle that will hold accuracy (when not cleaned) through a couple hundred rounds of ammo. Maybe some folks do, but forgive me for being a bit leary of those claims. It does seem that every rifle is a bit different, and there are very few things in life and in shooting that ALWAYS apply, so I can't put limits on what is and isn't possible. I wonder what percentage of the forum members really know how many rounds can go through their rifle bores before accuracy falls off.