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Yep, that's a big factor and probably the main reason why I stopped cleaning it - cost of getting it grouping again.

Would be very interesting to have a bunch of sacrificial barrels from the same...

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Averaging 0.85 inch 5-shot groups fouled at 100 yards. Still working on my consistency so sometimes better, sometimes worse, but pretty uniformly between .60" on a good day...

Pretty much. It's at the stage now that unless it's obscenely dirty I just mist some oil down it and call it a day. Trouble is I like knowing why something is happening :D

Was reading another thread about barrel cleaning and figured I'd toss this out to the group.

Have a plain stainless tikka in 7mm08 that shoots well with tuned loads. Gun is in good shape with no...