Terrible day at the range ! UPDATE
- Thread starter garandman
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Several years ago I contracted the disease where all the bullets have to go in the same hole at 100 yds.
My best 22 centerfire barrels put the first clean barrel shot in the group. At the range I clean with Butches , patch and bronze brush at 10 or 15 rounds. PatchOut when I get home. I got a few other 22 centerfires that shoot bugholes @ 100 , they get cleaned the same after 20 - 30 rounds. Borescoping and patches shows I’m keepin up with the copper and carbon.
My best 22 centerfire barrels put the first clean barrel shot in the group. At the range I clean with Butches , patch and bronze brush at 10 or 15 rounds. PatchOut when I get home. I got a few other 22 centerfires that shoot bugholes @ 100 , they get cleaned the same after 20 - 30 rounds. Borescoping and patches shows I’m keepin up with the copper and carbon.
I have a 22-250 barrel from a savage 12 that I pulled after about 1800 rounds to put an Ackley barrel on. I pretty much just ripped the barrel off and put it in the pile of used barrels under my bench over a year ago. I just picked up a savage action here for a song and dance so I looked around to see what I had for parts laying around. I saw that barrel and a bunch of other miscellaneous parts and figured while I waited for a dasher barrel to show up I'd play with the 22-250 barrel to see what life it had left.
I screwed the barrel alone into a barrel vice and looked down it. It was rough but had life to it so I grabbed the Kroil and Jb. After about a hundred passes through the barrel I patched out the sludge and peaked again. Carbon was gone but it was awfully streaky. Apparently before I pulled the barrel I abused it and didn't leave it clean at all. I used some Boretech Eliminator a few times, first patches looked okay, a bit blue so I gave it a longer soak as I kept looking for parts. Next patch after about 20 minutes came out almost dark neon blue. Looked again, most of the copper was taken out so I put it all together. The magazine is a wad of stiff cardboard with a single shot sled on top of it, and head spaced with a piece of brass from before I tore it down.
Headed to the range, trying to beat the rain, one shot to check function without the melon close by, one to check scope, and then three shot group went 0.200". Let it rest, had a NSX that couldn't zero low enough due to zero stop, so it's 6 MOA high, wanted to try again but the rain made it.
Clean barrels shoot. I don't remember that barrel doing that when I pulled it. Might try again today if the weather holds.
I screwed the barrel alone into a barrel vice and looked down it. It was rough but had life to it so I grabbed the Kroil and Jb. After about a hundred passes through the barrel I patched out the sludge and peaked again. Carbon was gone but it was awfully streaky. Apparently before I pulled the barrel I abused it and didn't leave it clean at all. I used some Boretech Eliminator a few times, first patches looked okay, a bit blue so I gave it a longer soak as I kept looking for parts. Next patch after about 20 minutes came out almost dark neon blue. Looked again, most of the copper was taken out so I put it all together. The magazine is a wad of stiff cardboard with a single shot sled on top of it, and head spaced with a piece of brass from before I tore it down.
Headed to the range, trying to beat the rain, one shot to check function without the melon close by, one to check scope, and then three shot group went 0.200". Let it rest, had a NSX that couldn't zero low enough due to zero stop, so it's 6 MOA high, wanted to try again but the rain made it.
Clean barrels shoot. I don't remember that barrel doing that when I pulled it. Might try again today if the weather holds.
Dusty Stevens
Shiner
All my rifles will put the first shot in the group, if i do my part. Theyre always a big group unless i put some foulers down though
Dusty Stevens
Shiner
Hold it- i read you dont really want a clean barrel and we clean too much.
As a Fclass shooter if my barrel only shot when it was clean, I would be disappointed.
garandman
Bolt Gun Bodacious
Im still figgering that out. Lota different powders being tested.
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