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BIG Ruger Issue
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<blockquote data-quote="benchracer" data-source="post: 735781" data-attributes="member: 22069"><p>First, I think your problem needs to be more clearly defined. From your description, it doesn't sound to me like you have a cold bore shot problem. If you are cleaning between rounds, you are not actually shooting cold bore. You are shooting clean, cold bore. That is entirely different.</p><p> </p><p>Very few factory rifles shoot their best on a clean, cold bore. You need to do some testing to establish how many shots it takes for your rifle to settle down. Once it settles down, you need to continue to shoot it (letting the barrel cool between shots or between 3 shot groups) until the groups start to open up again. Keep track of your round count at each stage. </p><p> </p><p>This will establish for you how many fouling shots you need after cleaning and how many total shots you can fire before you need to clean again.</p><p> </p><p>You should only attempt to evaluate cold bore performance on a fouled barrel, not a freshly cleaned barrel.</p><p> </p><p>Even on a fouled barrel, there may be a difference in point of impact between the cold bore shot and the follow up shots. As long that difference is predictable and consistent, you still don't have a problem. You simply need to note and remember how your rifle behaves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="benchracer, post: 735781, member: 22069"] First, I think your problem needs to be more clearly defined. From your description, it doesn't sound to me like you have a cold bore shot problem. If you are cleaning between rounds, you are not actually shooting cold bore. You are shooting clean, cold bore. That is entirely different. Very few factory rifles shoot their best on a clean, cold bore. You need to do some testing to establish how many shots it takes for your rifle to settle down. Once it settles down, you need to continue to shoot it (letting the barrel cool between shots or between 3 shot groups) until the groups start to open up again. Keep track of your round count at each stage. This will establish for you how many fouling shots you need after cleaning and how many total shots you can fire before you need to clean again. You should only attempt to evaluate cold bore performance on a fouled barrel, not a freshly cleaned barrel. Even on a fouled barrel, there may be a difference in point of impact between the cold bore shot and the follow up shots. As long that difference is predictable and consistent, you still don't have a problem. You simply need to note and remember how your rifle behaves. [/QUOTE]
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