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<blockquote data-quote="Ian M" data-source="post: 2899" data-attributes="member: 25"><p>When I shoot a sporter weight barreled magnum I try not to shoot less than two minutes apart, more is better. The barrel is going to heat up a bunch if you shoot too quickly and that can cause vertical stringing. Plus it is hard on the shooter's concentration.</p><p>I fire a shot and look at my watch, round off the movement of the second hand to the nearest quarter minute and wait two full mintues before chambering a round.</p><p>Heavier barrels heat up a little slower but when they get hot they stay that way for a while. Good quality barrels that are pillar bedded properly will shoot amazingly well when they are very hot, but you are shortening their life by doing so.</p><p>I have shot magnums that were far too hot to touch, on hot muggy days when the barrel just won't cool - no choice but to shoot and they were very accurate. </p><p>Waiting between shots is very boring, but it can be a good idea.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ian M, post: 2899, member: 25"] When I shoot a sporter weight barreled magnum I try not to shoot less than two minutes apart, more is better. The barrel is going to heat up a bunch if you shoot too quickly and that can cause vertical stringing. Plus it is hard on the shooter's concentration. I fire a shot and look at my watch, round off the movement of the second hand to the nearest quarter minute and wait two full mintues before chambering a round. Heavier barrels heat up a little slower but when they get hot they stay that way for a while. Good quality barrels that are pillar bedded properly will shoot amazingly well when they are very hot, but you are shortening their life by doing so. I have shot magnums that were far too hot to touch, on hot muggy days when the barrel just won't cool - no choice but to shoot and they were very accurate. Waiting between shots is very boring, but it can be a good idea. [/QUOTE]
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