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Anyone 'help' their barrel cool down on hot days at the range?
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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 1090074" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>Any more, I have gotten into the habit of shooting a finite number of rounds that keeps my barrel temperature to a warm to the touch feel regardless of ambient temperature. While I have used damp rags, auto A/C, etc , but I try not to let it get hot enough that have to help it. I'll generally bring a second rifle or pistol to shoot for a whie as it cools with the bolt open. In timed/highvolume matches where there is no opportunity to cool, I have had barrels get so hot, they would produce 2nd degree burns. Even with ice water cooling between strings, 308's would show throat erosion/ accuracy fall of at 2000-2500 rounds under these conditions. Interestingly, the R-5 Milspec barrels seem to give me the best hot shooting, sustained accuracy under hot conditions.... Once I get a great shooting LR Hunting rifle, I baby it to the extreme in this respect, and try not to run it hot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 1090074, member: 10291"] Any more, I have gotten into the habit of shooting a finite number of rounds that keeps my barrel temperature to a warm to the touch feel regardless of ambient temperature. While I have used damp rags, auto A/C, etc , but I try not to let it get hot enough that have to help it. I'll generally bring a second rifle or pistol to shoot for a whie as it cools with the bolt open. In timed/highvolume matches where there is no opportunity to cool, I have had barrels get so hot, they would produce 2nd degree burns. Even with ice water cooling between strings, 308's would show throat erosion/ accuracy fall of at 2000-2500 rounds under these conditions. Interestingly, the R-5 Milspec barrels seem to give me the best hot shooting, sustained accuracy under hot conditions.... Once I get a great shooting LR Hunting rifle, I baby it to the extreme in this respect, and try not to run it hot. [/QUOTE]
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