hombre,
Cleaning the bore is a kind of hobby of mine but in truth, you have to work out what works best for your rifle. I say , "hobby" because I have got it down pretty slick now But that was not always the case
I see you have what is probably carbon in the bore; that dark stuff. J B Bore Compound is good for that. I used it every 200 rounds when carbon build-up at the leade could not be removed with a bronze brush. A bore scope was used for verifying the build-up. Without one, be guided by a decline in accuracy. In a 30-30, I would expect the decline to take a lot longer than 200 rounds but as always YMMV.
Otherwise, I used Bore Tech Carbon Remover with a bronze brush (but WD40 has been recommended by an old mate and is cheaper). It is helpful to remove loose carbon with solvent on several patches until the black stuff starts to disappear. Then get stuck into it with the BB
Cleaning the bore is a kind of hobby of mine but in truth, you have to work out what works best for your rifle. I say , "hobby" because I have got it down pretty slick now But that was not always the case
I see you have what is probably carbon in the bore; that dark stuff. J B Bore Compound is good for that. I used it every 200 rounds when carbon build-up at the leade could not be removed with a bronze brush. A bore scope was used for verifying the build-up. Without one, be guided by a decline in accuracy. In a 30-30, I would expect the decline to take a lot longer than 200 rounds but as always YMMV.
Otherwise, I used Bore Tech Carbon Remover with a bronze brush (but WD40 has been recommended by an old mate and is cheaper). It is helpful to remove loose carbon with solvent on several patches until the black stuff starts to disappear. Then get stuck into it with the BB