Lets break this apart step by step. My first recommendation is get a proper fitting cleaning rod. If you have a 22 cal get a 22 cal rod. The thing is using a 22 cal rod to clean a 6mm will have no problem, but the ultra thin rods like a 17 or 20 are more likely to stress, and bend. There is no mention of a bore guide. Cleaning without a bore guide you might as well, throw the barrel in the trash, because your essentially doing the same thing. Bore guides are cheap and last a life time. I like Possum Hollows guides the best.
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First off, don't believe everything you read, there is a lot of regurgitated miss information out there. Nothing beats actual experience. Sweets is a great cleaner, and the warning is on the Sweets Bottle not to let it sit in the bore more than 15 minutes. I don't understand why this warning is on the bottle. I know I have left it sit in bores overnight, and never seen any damage. I can say I have never seen a documented case where the bore was ever damaged with Sweets. If you use Sweets, or other heavy ammonia based Solvents make sure you rinse your brush out after use in alcohol or carb cleaner. There is many good cleaners out there. My first choice is Butch bore shine, My second Choice would be Shooter Choice, My third would be Sweets, and then Montana extreme. Other good solvents are TM solution, bore tech, and so on. For moly coated bullets I prefer RB17 or Blue wonder. Even with these cleaners you need to get JB Bore paste, available through Brownells, and other sellers. If you want something local Wal-Mart has Remington 40x cleaner, and it is a liquid form of JB bore paste.
well first you need to find out what is available to you locally. Ask around the area, and at ranges what kind of match's are shot locally. Go onto internet sites, and ask what match are local to you. The thing is I would not gear up to shoot F class if the nearest and only match is 500 miles away. I shoot Benchrest because one I love the competition, two I am located in the heart of Benchrest country. I would love to shoot F class but there is not match's even remotely close to me. With Benchrest I have 5 or more clubs within a couple of hours drive to me. With that said find out what is close. then when you find that go out and observe, don't bring any equipment. If you can find a mentor, that is the best advise anyone can give you. See what equipment is being used, ask questions. More than likely they will bring you in with open arms. After this then start collecting items, and start shooting. Don't get discouraged, you may find that shooting match's is mush harder than you would imagine.
Good luck
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