Pat Childs
Pat Childs
besides biggest culprit develops left less pit plastic recoil rust shell underneath
The biggest culprit is plastic residue left in the barrel. Rust develops underneath that plastic and can pit the barrel. Besides that, recoil increases. Extraction of the shell is less efficient, especially with the semi-automatics.
barrel clean external guns lightly oil routine
We see more and more guns not getting routine maintenance. At the end of the season, (a hunter) should clean the barrel of all that residue and lightly oil it; external surfaces, too.