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<blockquote data-quote="milanuk" data-source="post: 23586" data-attributes="member: 376"><p>Hmmmm... shoulda followed this thread earlier <img src="http://images/icons/wink.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Question for y'all gurus: My 700VS in .308 Win is acting 'funny' lately. When I first got it, even after breaking in the barrel, I had to clean it about every 20-25 rounds, cuz at 30 or so, group size doubled. Ended up having to go to a routine of 3-4 wet patches of Butches, a patch of JB wrapped around a bronze brush and short-stroke the snot out of the bore, and then 5-6 wet patches of Butch's to get out the residue from the JB, wait 5-10 minutes and patch out. Maybe have to run another few wet patches if the barrel was *really* fouled, but that's about it. Got to where I could clean the barrel pretty quickly this way. Anything else took multiple (like 6-10) rounds to get clean w/o the JB patch on the brush.</p><p></p><p>Had some folks elsewhere chide me for using JB too much, so I decided to try some Sweets, both straight, and w/ Hoppes #9 first for powder, and try to forego the bore paste. Got it clean in a reasonable amount of time, but it started slinging shots all over after cleaning, whereas before it put them in the exact same hole as before cleaning. Now it takes close to 10rds to settle things down again. I've been trying to go back to the Butches/JB/Butches routine again, but it doesn't seem to help any. The barrel still slings shots all over heck after cleaning. ***? Plus, now it seems to 'like' lighter bullets(125gr BTs, 155gr J4s and SMKs), whereas before, it wouldn't shoot anything lighter than 168gr in less than a IC pattern???</p><p></p><p>Help!</p><p></p><p>Monte</p><p></p><p>[ 10-17-2002: Message edited by: milanuk ]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milanuk, post: 23586, member: 376"] Hmmmm... shoulda followed this thread earlier [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] Question for y'all gurus: My 700VS in .308 Win is acting 'funny' lately. When I first got it, even after breaking in the barrel, I had to clean it about every 20-25 rounds, cuz at 30 or so, group size doubled. Ended up having to go to a routine of 3-4 wet patches of Butches, a patch of JB wrapped around a bronze brush and short-stroke the snot out of the bore, and then 5-6 wet patches of Butch's to get out the residue from the JB, wait 5-10 minutes and patch out. Maybe have to run another few wet patches if the barrel was *really* fouled, but that's about it. Got to where I could clean the barrel pretty quickly this way. Anything else took multiple (like 6-10) rounds to get clean w/o the JB patch on the brush. Had some folks elsewhere chide me for using JB too much, so I decided to try some Sweets, both straight, and w/ Hoppes #9 first for powder, and try to forego the bore paste. Got it clean in a reasonable amount of time, but it started slinging shots all over after cleaning, whereas before it put them in the exact same hole as before cleaning. Now it takes close to 10rds to settle things down again. I've been trying to go back to the Butches/JB/Butches routine again, but it doesn't seem to help any. The barrel still slings shots all over heck after cleaning. ***? Plus, now it seems to 'like' lighter bullets(125gr BTs, 155gr J4s and SMKs), whereas before, it wouldn't shoot anything lighter than 168gr in less than a IC pattern??? Help! Monte [ 10-17-2002: Message edited by: milanuk ] [/QUOTE]
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