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Fouling and Accuracy
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<blockquote data-quote="FEENIX" data-source="post: 783088" data-attributes="member: 14204"><p><a href="http://www.riflebarrels.com/articles/barrel_making/barrel_fouling.htm" target="_blank">Lilja Precision Rifle Barrels - Articles: Barrel Fouling</a></p><p></p><p>[media=youtube]hf9zZqn00CA[/media]</p><p></p><p>ADDED:</p><p></p><p><strong>What Kind of Barrel Will Foul the Least?</strong> Fouling is more a symptom of a poorly finished barrel than it is associated with one particular kind of rifling vs. another. When properly machined with sharp cutters, and carefully lapped, both cut-rifled barrels and button-rifled barrels should foul very little. However, there is good evidence that canted-land barrels or polygon barrels may foul least of all, even while delivering enhanced velocities. This is because the edges of the lands are slightly rounded or tapered. In theory, profiled lands shave less copper from bullet jackets and form a better gas seal behind the bullet. (<a href="http://www.6mmbr.com/barrelfaq.html#24636" target="_blank">http://www.6mmbr.com/barrelfaq.html#24636</a>)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FEENIX, post: 783088, member: 14204"] [URL="http://www.riflebarrels.com/articles/barrel_making/barrel_fouling.htm"]Lilja Precision Rifle Barrels - Articles: Barrel Fouling[/URL] [media=youtube]hf9zZqn00CA[/media] ADDED: [B]What Kind of Barrel Will Foul the Least?[/B] Fouling is more a symptom of a poorly finished barrel than it is associated with one particular kind of rifling vs. another. When properly machined with sharp cutters, and carefully lapped, both cut-rifled barrels and button-rifled barrels should foul very little. However, there is good evidence that canted-land barrels or polygon barrels may foul least of all, even while delivering enhanced velocities. This is because the edges of the lands are slightly rounded or tapered. In theory, profiled lands shave less copper from bullet jackets and form a better gas seal behind the bullet. ([url]http://www.6mmbr.com/barrelfaq.html#24636[/url]) [/QUOTE]
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