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<blockquote data-quote="winmag" data-source="post: 378723" data-attributes="member: 22166"><p>I dont wait for them to cool before I clean, I wait for them to cool between shots. And I never ''heat em up beyond ambient temp'' for anything. That being said, it gets up to the hundred and teens in August in Hells Canyon, where I hunt bear, and its been as cold as -teens where I elk hunt. I shoot in all conditions because I hunt in all conditions. Ambient temp or as close to it as possible is always best IMO for real data, and prolonged bbl life. I NEVER shoot so many rounds that my bbl gets hot, and keep going. I know that WILL shorten bbl life.</p><p>On another issue, I always start with a clean bore. And I will certainly clean thuroghly before I swich brands, ie; Hornady, vs Nosler or whatever. I f I shoot both on the same day at the range.</p><p>Proper bbl break in is crucial IMO, and takes time to do properly. I thought I was more anal than anyone till I read some other folks' tecniques. Namely, MontanaRiflemans way. I plan to try his tecnique next. But once the bbl is broke in, I have proven to myself that longer strings are ok, as long as the bbl does not get hot. I hate to belive this, but the theory has merrit, and holds water.</p><p>Not that it works on all rifles. I had a 223wssm that required a rediculous amount of scrubbing every 10 rounds or less, or it would foul so bad that a sub moa rifle would shoot almost 1 3/4'' at 100yds. But for most of my rifles, the less cleaning, and longer strings(on a cool bbl) works better. But I still scrub the snot out of all my guns, when I get home, even if its only been fired a couple times. I cant go to bed knowing I have a dirty gun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="winmag, post: 378723, member: 22166"] I dont wait for them to cool before I clean, I wait for them to cool between shots. And I never ''heat em up beyond ambient temp'' for anything. That being said, it gets up to the hundred and teens in August in Hells Canyon, where I hunt bear, and its been as cold as -teens where I elk hunt. I shoot in all conditions because I hunt in all conditions. Ambient temp or as close to it as possible is always best IMO for real data, and prolonged bbl life. I NEVER shoot so many rounds that my bbl gets hot, and keep going. I know that WILL shorten bbl life. On another issue, I always start with a clean bore. And I will certainly clean thuroghly before I swich brands, ie; Hornady, vs Nosler or whatever. I f I shoot both on the same day at the range. Proper bbl break in is crucial IMO, and takes time to do properly. I thought I was more anal than anyone till I read some other folks' tecniques. Namely, MontanaRiflemans way. I plan to try his tecnique next. But once the bbl is broke in, I have proven to myself that longer strings are ok, as long as the bbl does not get hot. I hate to belive this, but the theory has merrit, and holds water. Not that it works on all rifles. I had a 223wssm that required a rediculous amount of scrubbing every 10 rounds or less, or it would foul so bad that a sub moa rifle would shoot almost 1 3/4'' at 100yds. But for most of my rifles, the less cleaning, and longer strings(on a cool bbl) works better. But I still scrub the snot out of all my guns, when I get home, even if its only been fired a couple times. I cant go to bed knowing I have a dirty gun. [/QUOTE]
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