Carbon Removal After Each Range Session

[Mule3006Elk]

Let's hear it.
To remove or not to remove is the question.
Mainly inquiring about bolt rifles.
I don't clean my guns unless the accuracy deteriorates. I don't do competition.
I starting thinking about carbon, carbon rings, ect.
Is keeping carbon in check worth the cleaning time? Any positive impacts on rifle accuracy by removing carbon after each range session?

 

[Tanner]

Curious on carbon ring remarks for other guys that shoot 100% suppressed as well.

I also don’t clean unless accuracy deteriorates. Most of my hunting rifles have 500+ rounds without cleaning.

 

[ruger35]

I shoot strictly suppressed. I probably average 100-150 rounds between cleanings. Usually because if I’m going to test something or check a zero to practice I want a clean slate. Is it necessary, no, but I also don’t want to be at the range with something I know worked and then question if the cleaning was throwing me off.

I don’t find the carbon ring is hard to get rid of shooting strictly suppressed. Obviously the longer you go the more you may have to work at it. I inspect the crown every time I clean, if it looks absolutely filthy, I’ll clean it. Most of the time the A419 adapter stays on and I can still get the crown clean.

 

[Mule3006Elk]

TTT

 

[PathFinder]

Absolutely never, with two exceptions. The farthest I'll clean down the bore is the chamber on my AR. The barrel has around 2k on it with no cleaning and not even a hint of a change in precision. The chamber clean on it is just a quick scrub, not trying to remove a "carbon ring."
As far as bolt gun barrels, my current ones all have anywhere from 350-1500 rounds on them. 25 WSSM, 6.5 CM, 6 UM, and 243 Improved. The 25 WSSM got cleaned after some old style Barnes X bullets copper fouled it really badly. Aside from that, the rest haven't seen a patch. Mostly shooting suppressed.
The only exceptions are the old style Barnes X bullets (which I'll never shoot again) or some sort of outside contamination like mud or salt water. Cleaning centerfire rifle barrels is mostly a waste of time.

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