Episode 269: Are You Destroying Your Barrel When You Clean It? | A Better Way to Clean Your Rifle

About this episode

Jamie Dodson discusses the potential harm of common rifle cleaning practices and shares insights from his extensive experience in barrel maintenance.

In Episode 269 of the Long Range Shooting and Custom Rifle Building Podcast, Jamie Dodson of Wolf Precision announces the winners of two slots to attend the Wolf Precision Long Range Shooting School and then dives into a topic that every shooter thinks they understand — cleaning your rifle barrel. What if the way most shooters clean their rifles is actually doing more harm than good? Jamie shares decades of experience from running the Wolf Precision shooting school, where rifles are fired and cleaned far more frequently than most shooters will ever experience. Through years of observation with borescopes and real-world testing, he explains how common cleaning practices — including the use of bronze and nylon brushes — can actually cause damage to the lands and grooves of a barrel. Jamie also discusses the real-world experience gained from cleaning thousands of barrels through decades of shooting school classes and how that experience led to a completely different way of thinking about barrel maintenance. If you've ever wondered whether you're cleaning your rifle the right way, this episode may change your entire approach. Sponsors MDT Chassis Systems - Learn more at: mdttac.com…

People in this episode

Host: Jamie Dodson

Topics covered

• rifle cleaning
• barrel maintenance
• shooting techniques
• long range shooting
• cleaning practices

Keywords

• rifle barrel cleaning
• shooting school
• cleaning techniques
• barrel damage
• long range shooting

Sponsors

MDT Chassis Systems, Krieger Barrels

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wolf Precision

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