I clean it with either the CVA presaturated or the TC patches. I do that every time it is shot. Then yearly i clean it out with some cabelas bore cleaner that is citrus based or smells like lemons. I have had this stuff probably 17-18 years. After i do that i make sure i have gotten the moisture out and put a bunch of clp down it. It is a hunting gun so it may be loaded from early november til january and hunted with a lot during that time. Not really feasible to clean it after every day out, though i will clean it in the field if i shoot.