Some time ago, I was asked how to clean a rifle. There are as many different ways to do this as there are to summon Beelzebub, and there is no single “correct” method. Whatever works, works. Below, ...

You’d think cleaning a rifle would bring peace of mind. A fresh bore, well-oiled bolt, clean chamber—it should help, not hurt. But there’s a short list of rifles that somehow shoot worse the moment ...