Trey Veston
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I told my dad that I got grandpa's Remington Speedmaster Model 241 .22 Short semi-auto all scrubbed and cleaned and ready to shoot and he had a fit.
He said you never clean a .22 rifle, or at least, you never clean the barrel. He said a .22 barrel will get "seasoned" like a cast iron pan, and is more accurate the more you shoot.
He also said it was fine to clean the action, but running a rod down the barrel likely ruined the accuracy of the rifle.
I took it to the range and got 1" groups at 25 yards with open sights, which seemed fine to me.
Has anyone else heard of this? My dad is a former USMC sniper, gun mag writer, and the most knowledgeable person I know when it comes to guns. He was completely shocked and disgusted that I didn't know not to scrub the bore of a .22 rifle.
He said you never clean a .22 rifle, or at least, you never clean the barrel. He said a .22 barrel will get "seasoned" like a cast iron pan, and is more accurate the more you shoot.
He also said it was fine to clean the action, but running a rod down the barrel likely ruined the accuracy of the rifle.
I took it to the range and got 1" groups at 25 yards with open sights, which seemed fine to me.
Has anyone else heard of this? My dad is a former USMC sniper, gun mag writer, and the most knowledgeable person I know when it comes to guns. He was completely shocked and disgusted that I didn't know not to scrub the bore of a .22 rifle.