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anything between the 338 Edge and the 338 AM?
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<blockquote data-quote="long ranger" data-source="post: 190322" data-attributes="member: 800"><p>Kirby I can asure you the photos ARE of the barrel on my rifle. And in fact the bore is rather carbon fouled having not been cleaned since last weekend at the range.</p><p>The 1st photo is of the lead/throat area the 2nd about 3 inches past it.</p><p>When my partner gets back to work we will try to get better photos, he is a far better camera man that I will ever be. The 1s I posted are from the breach end, through the action.</p><p>If you can believe Richard Graves, I should be seeing him shortly, so will stick his eye behind the borescope.</p><p>I too have seen many barrels over the years with cracking starting at 300 rounds or less. Many still shoot very well as you mention, you will not get any argument from me in that regard.</p><p>The barrel I used on my 338LAI was 1 of Mike Rocks, being the Cdn distributor for Rock Creek I use them extensively. No secrets in that dept.</p><p>Please note I am not claiming that these barrels are any better than Kriegers or any other brand, I have just had exceptionally good results with them so use them when ever possible. I am sure you have preferences in the parts that you have found great success with also. When I find a combination that works for me I stick with it, I suspect you are the same..</p><p>Many of my clients for whom I have built 338LAIs using Mikes barrels also are reporting better than normal barrel life, after the cryo and Juice treatments that are SOP in my shop.</p><p>I can not claim that cryoing a barrel IS making a huge difference as I have no scientific basis to base a comment like that on. However I cryo nearly all of my barrelled actions and every 1 I do cryo seems to last up better than those I do not cryo. Hence my comment to that effect. This may strictly be a coincidence I am not sure, but this is my experience.</p><p>I also cryo all my tooling, it tends to keep an edge longer and also seems to help the tooling cut better, this too may be a myth, but it is a possible myth that works for me.</p><p>Gun Juice is another thing I swear by, others swear at it, but again in MY personal experience, does make a barrel last considerably longer, it does considerably reduce copper fouling and it does increase bullet velocity a little. Others have not had results as positive, but 99% of my clientele swear by it.</p><p></p><p>You have apparently had different results with various powders in the various calibers than I have, again it does not make 1 of us right or wrong, just 2 guys in the same trade with different experiences.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="long ranger, post: 190322, member: 800"] Kirby I can asure you the photos ARE of the barrel on my rifle. And in fact the bore is rather carbon fouled having not been cleaned since last weekend at the range. The 1st photo is of the lead/throat area the 2nd about 3 inches past it. When my partner gets back to work we will try to get better photos, he is a far better camera man that I will ever be. The 1s I posted are from the breach end, through the action. If you can believe Richard Graves, I should be seeing him shortly, so will stick his eye behind the borescope. I too have seen many barrels over the years with cracking starting at 300 rounds or less. Many still shoot very well as you mention, you will not get any argument from me in that regard. The barrel I used on my 338LAI was 1 of Mike Rocks, being the Cdn distributor for Rock Creek I use them extensively. No secrets in that dept. Please note I am not claiming that these barrels are any better than Kriegers or any other brand, I have just had exceptionally good results with them so use them when ever possible. I am sure you have preferences in the parts that you have found great success with also. When I find a combination that works for me I stick with it, I suspect you are the same.. Many of my clients for whom I have built 338LAIs using Mikes barrels also are reporting better than normal barrel life, after the cryo and Juice treatments that are SOP in my shop. I can not claim that cryoing a barrel IS making a huge difference as I have no scientific basis to base a comment like that on. However I cryo nearly all of my barrelled actions and every 1 I do cryo seems to last up better than those I do not cryo. Hence my comment to that effect. This may strictly be a coincidence I am not sure, but this is my experience. I also cryo all my tooling, it tends to keep an edge longer and also seems to help the tooling cut better, this too may be a myth, but it is a possible myth that works for me. Gun Juice is another thing I swear by, others swear at it, but again in MY personal experience, does make a barrel last considerably longer, it does considerably reduce copper fouling and it does increase bullet velocity a little. Others have not had results as positive, but 99% of my clientele swear by it. You have apparently had different results with various powders in the various calibers than I have, again it does not make 1 of us right or wrong, just 2 guys in the same trade with different experiences. [/QUOTE]
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