![Mad :x](./images/smilies/icon_mad.gif)
after shooting 20-25 rounds , my cleaning goes like this. hoppes foaming bore cleaner , left for 20 mins , nylon brushed about 8 times , patch out . repeat this process a second time . then patch with hoppes 9 , leaving solvent to soak for 5-10 mins before using clean patch . using this process , i'm spending 7-8 hours and using 60-70 patches to remove copper !
![WTF :wtf:](./images/smilies/new-wtf.gif)
i have other rifles , and have owned others in various calibers, my stainless tikka's are clean with a dozen patches . other chrome-moly barrels take more cleaning than stainless ones, but nothing like this 30-06 . i'm thinking about getting it bore scoped to see what the rifling finish is like . is this normal or an i being overly OCD ?