[Dick284]

It all depends.

1. Has accuracy started to fall off, or does the round count indicate that the drop off of accuracy is imminent.

2. Has the rifle been exposed to environmental conditions which would require immediate attention.

3. Am I about to re embark on some sort of load development or component change.

4. Am I bored, and looking to keep my idle hands busy.

5. It’s been so long since the rifle has seen a cleaning rod, I now feel guilty of neglect.

I’ll further make note, that there’s routine maintenance of a rifle bore, such as preventing corrosion, or removing foreign debris. And, cleaning a bore to remove fouling and deposits to maintain top accuracy.