New 6br build and dirty Varget woes

[rckendall]

Thanks to everyone for the responses. I am currently using Bore Tech Eliminator and their cleaning rod, brushes and jag. I’m happy with all of it. I plan to try some different powders and will experiment with soaking the bore in Eliminator a bit before using the brush.

It is such a fun, accurate rifle it just falls short with this situation.

Thanks again,
Richard

 

[Lostcreek]

Can I hijack for just a sec? N140, 8 twist, 90 grain Berger BT bullets, how many grains of N140? New barrel (150 rounds ff). I'm taking 31.4 gn of Varget out Tuesday to try.

No experiance with 6 br and 90 grains. I shoot 31.1 grs. N140 in a 6bra with a 105 vld at 2915 fps. It burns clean and it is not temperature sensitive. It is my favorite alternate powder to H4895 in a 6 bra. VV website should have data for you.

 

[Rat Rifle]

Thanks to everyone for the responses. I am currently using Bore Tech Eliminator and their cleaning rod, brushes and jag. I’m happy with all of it. I plan to try some different powders and will experiment with soaking the bore in Eliminator a bit before using the brush.

It is such a fun, accurate rifle it just falls short with this situation.

Thanks again,
Richard

One pass with a patch full CLR and most of that carbon and ash comes out as black mud. There’s not much dirtier than RL 15. But it shoots small groups. We have to clean the barrel regardless, so don’t let it be a big deal. I consider Varget to be clean shooting.

 

[Rtheurer]

If you have any H 4895 laying around give it a try, I use it both of my 6BR. You might start at 29.0 grains,

If you have H4895... I will Clean your gun for you every time you shoot it in trade for the H4895 that is none existent.

 

[SKWERLZ]

In my experience, the “dirty” powders are not difficult to clean and they seem to minimize copper fouling…

Exactly

 

[urbanrifleman]

Soot is not an issue. Ignore it.

Ts15.5 is not dirty. That is decoppering agent. Looks like grey ash.

Same with r15. That black tar is decoppering agent.

 

[rckendall]

If you have H4895... I will Clean your gun for you every time you shoot it in trade for the H4895 that is none existent.

Where do you live?!!!!!

 

[rckendall]

Soot is not an issue. Ignore it.

Ts15.5 is not dirty. That is decoppering agent. Looks like grey ash.

Same with r15. That black tar is decoppering agent.

You are the first to use the term soot, as I did when trying to describe my issue. It comes out with wet patches and then a good scrub with a nylon brush, then back to the wet patches. It comes clean with 2-3 wet ones followed by dry patches.

I've used Varget for years and have never seen this situation before. I tend to think that the soot is from incomplete combustion (light charge?). Am I wrong? Is this part of the decoppering agent? This is new 8# lot from 4-5 years ago.

Thanks,
Richard

 

[urbanrifleman]

You are the first to use the term soot, as I did when trying to describe my issue. It comes out with wet patches and then a good scrub with a nylon brush, then back to the wet patches. It comes clean with 2-3 wet ones followed by dry patches.

I've used Varget for years and have never seen this situation before. I tend to think that the soot is from incomplete combustion (light charge?). Am I wrong? Is this part of the decoppering agent? This is new 8# lot from 4-5 years ago.

Thanks,
Richard

If it comes out I'd just ignore it. That means it's pretty soft.