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Rifles in the rain *important*
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<blockquote data-quote="elkaholic" data-source="post: 1282345" data-attributes="member: 13833"><p>Interesting theory! I believe in my case, the carbon ring was not actually a ring, but was about 1/3 of a ring, or 80-90 degrees. I keep the throat fairly clean because I have experienced carbon rings, and their affect in the past, rain or no rain. I say that it was only 1/3 because of the evidence on the patch after soaking for many hours. Usually when a carbon ring is completely around the circumference, things really go south, even in a dry bore. I think my throat had carbon that was not an issue, but adding the water which swelled the carbon, caused some issues by putting pressure on one side of the bullet. (again this is theory). I believe, especially after reading some of the other posts, water can cause a variety of issues besides carbon swelling. Some others mentioned were just a wet bore which would clear up after firing a single round, water between the barrel and stock, water in the chamber, etc., etc.! I don't know that we could ever determine all the possibilities, or total prevention, but it is clear that there are things we can do to alleviate the problem including taping the muzzle, protecting the action in some way, running a dry patch through the bore at night, carrying the rifle in a protective cover, and more. I also believe it might be advantageous to go into the field with as few fouling shots as possible after a thorough bore (and throat) cleaning........Rich</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkaholic, post: 1282345, member: 13833"] Interesting theory! I believe in my case, the carbon ring was not actually a ring, but was about 1/3 of a ring, or 80-90 degrees. I keep the throat fairly clean because I have experienced carbon rings, and their affect in the past, rain or no rain. I say that it was only 1/3 because of the evidence on the patch after soaking for many hours. Usually when a carbon ring is completely around the circumference, things really go south, even in a dry bore. I think my throat had carbon that was not an issue, but adding the water which swelled the carbon, caused some issues by putting pressure on one side of the bullet. (again this is theory). I believe, especially after reading some of the other posts, water can cause a variety of issues besides carbon swelling. Some others mentioned were just a wet bore which would clear up after firing a single round, water between the barrel and stock, water in the chamber, etc., etc.! I don't know that we could ever determine all the possibilities, or total prevention, but it is clear that there are things we can do to alleviate the problem including taping the muzzle, protecting the action in some way, running a dry patch through the bore at night, carrying the rifle in a protective cover, and more. I also believe it might be advantageous to go into the field with as few fouling shots as possible after a thorough bore (and throat) cleaning........Rich [/QUOTE]
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