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<blockquote data-quote="Rob01" data-source="post: 2657926" data-attributes="member: 2157"><p>First off 24 rounds is barely used. Break in with the old shoot one and clean is a waste of time but if you did it you did it. I would give it a very good cleaning now. Down to metal with a good solvent. Then clean it that way after your next 3-4 range trips so the throat is smoothing out some. It usually takes about 100-150 rounds through a barrel before it ready for a set load. The barrel can speed up some also around that mark.</p><p></p><p>Second you need to shoot more rounds through the barrel before any good load work up. You can start figuring it out now but going from one powder and bullet to another to another isn't really the best way. Test one powder and bullet and find a load. That said 8" is crazy. I would try a different scope and some factory ammo to check the rifle out. </p><p></p><p>Also 9 twist is a little on the slow side to start getting in that 100 grn+ area. My match .243s have had 7.5 twists and shot up to 115grn bullets great.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rob01, post: 2657926, member: 2157"] First off 24 rounds is barely used. Break in with the old shoot one and clean is a waste of time but if you did it you did it. I would give it a very good cleaning now. Down to metal with a good solvent. Then clean it that way after your next 3-4 range trips so the throat is smoothing out some. It usually takes about 100-150 rounds through a barrel before it ready for a set load. The barrel can speed up some also around that mark. Second you need to shoot more rounds through the barrel before any good load work up. You can start figuring it out now but going from one powder and bullet to another to another isn't really the best way. Test one powder and bullet and find a load. That said 8" is crazy. I would try a different scope and some factory ammo to check the rifle out. Also 9 twist is a little on the slow side to start getting in that 100 grn+ area. My match .243s have had 7.5 twists and shot up to 115grn bullets great. [/QUOTE]
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