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Hi All As a relatively new shooter I have what might be a very basic question and if so I apologize. My question is when should you clean and/or oil your rifle barrel and/or mechanism. There are thousands of articles and videos out there on HOW to do this but no one seems to tell you when you...

As a novice I would like some advice on rifle cleaning. I have on advice bought a bore snake for my 6.5x55 and my 17HMR My question is should I apply some gun oil to the barrel before cleaning or some on the snake or not at all. Also I would assume you pull the snake from the chamber to the...