I agree, stop cleaning it. I used to worry about cleaning. Being older and lazy has helped me stop. I see no need in it really. Like others say, I do believe a Savage factory barrel shoots better dirty.

I run an oil patch down mine if I put them in a safe and don't plan on shooting it for a while. I will then run some dry patches down the barrel until it removes the oil before I shoot it again.

I used to do the barrel break-in routine too. I don't do that either, other than a pre-shoot cleaning. I think it is a big waste of time.