How To Clean Your Rifle Like A Pro

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HOW TO CLEAN YOUR RIFLE LIKE A PRO

Two of the world's top-performing precision rifle shooters walk us through how they clean their rifles to retain consistency at every match. From tips for checking trigger weight to how to clean uncommon spots like your raceways. MDT Pro Shooters Chad Heckler and Francis Colon share an in-depth breakdown and instructions on how to clean your rifle like a pro

THE GEAR

Check out the gear that we highlighted in the video.

MDT ACC ELITE CHASSIS SYSTEM


mdt CONTROL BRIDGE - ACC ELITE

MDT SCOPE RINGS - ELITE

MDT CKYE-POD - SINGLE PULL

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