I can't at all agree with this.
If we starts from the beginning, as I was a Highpower shooter before.
The barrels we had normally lasted for 5-8000 rounds, and the was in 6,5x55.
I have never heard of any that have cleaned the barrel to death.
5000 rounds in a 9x19 barrel hardly gives much of wear signs more than the fact that the lands got a bit rounded.
I belive a good 9x19 barrel at least have a barrellife of 30000 rounds.
I have seen numerous of lugerbarrels worn out, and its clear that they are worn out.
The are not mirror pollish inside but pitted and looks like blasted inside.
When it comes to .22 pistols many of the older says that there is something wrong with the gun if you have to clean it. I belive this is all just old bull**** and more due to the fact they had a gun that would funtion reliable dirty and they are lazy.
I don't clean my lugerbarrels inside tough i am not using any corrosive ammo or leadbullets.
But that is just cause i see no reason to doing so.
But a .22 cal barrel on a automaic gun have to be cleaned every now and then because of the wax inside it, espisally the chamber area is important.
Not due to accuracy as to reliability.
Regards HÃ?Â¥kan Spuhr
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