I've bought at least a dozen barrels here, just got one and am cleaning it. It occurred to me that every barrel I've bought had a lOt of copper in it. I clean by pushing a patch with Hoppes thru the bbl, leaving it for a few hours, then pushing the same patch thru again. If it's green, I start with a clean patch and Hoppes. This can go on for a week or more, lotsa patches and Hoppes.
I don't know if the sellers don't clean their barrels, or don't clean the ones they sell. I do know that copper free clean barrels shoot better than coppery ones.
BTW, I've never bought a barrel that, clean, wouldn't shoot pretty well = <1" 5 shots 100 yards.
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