PT7 wrote:Just have to always deal with being a "mega cleaning nut."
understood because I used to be a "mega cleaning nut" .... call it age or whatever but over the years that's changed considerably .... rust I can't tolerate but in thinking about it, I have come to realize that it isn't necessary for me to agonize over removing every spec of grime innate to shooting a firearm .... lead in a barrel still really bothers me, so much so that I no longer fire lead bullets .... when I shine a light and look down a barrel, if it looks shiny and clean, I'm good .... when the action works smoothly and the bullet consistently hits what I aim at when I pull the trigger, I'm happy .... in a similar vein, I do run them through a car wash but its been decades since I detailed a vehicle