Reply To: Dry-clean barrel vs. wet clean barrel › Forums › Reese Bottom Chat Room › Dry-clean barrel vs. wet clean barrel › Reply To: Dry-clean barrel vs. wet clean barrel April 30, 2020 at 10:35 pm #6798 Steve GilleyParticipant I pretty much do the same as Scott. I always deep clean just before a match and wet oil patch and 2 dry patches. I then fire 3 fouler rounds here and with the 3 or 4 sighters at the match the gun is ready.