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Tikka T3 - Excessive Copper Fouling / Accuracy Issues?
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<blockquote data-quote="USGILT" data-source="post: 870143" data-attributes="member: 31171"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">I finally got to the range this morning and it proved to be a good day. 59 degrees, with no negligible wind. Before I hit the range I gave the rifle a thorough cleaning in order to get all the previous fowling and copper out. All shots were fired at 100yards sitting with the rifle resting on a sandbag. Orange target dots measure 2". I shot 3rd groups in order to save effort and waited 4-5 mins between strings. I fired a total of 24rds during this range session and I only see carbon fowling in the bore no copper fowling yet.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Disclaimer – My measurements were taken with a caliper and I did NOT subtract .277" from each the group. I'm not an expert marksman so I'm sure there is a little of me in each group.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><u><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Current Reload Data:</span></span></u></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Bullet – Hornady 130 gr SST</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Powder – IMR 4350 </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Primer – WIN WLRM</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">COL: 2.824"</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Factory WIN Ballistic Silver Tip – 3.041" (includes cold bore shot)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><a href="http://s187.photobucket.com/user/USGILT/media/WINBalSilverTip_zps533491d8.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x192/USGILT/WINBalSilverTip_zps533491d8.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">54 Grains – 1.093"</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><a href="http://s187.photobucket.com/user/USGILT/media/54Grains_zps4892a94f.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x192/USGILT/54Grains_zps4892a94f.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">54.5 Grains – 1.199"</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><a href="http://s187.photobucket.com/user/USGILT/media/545Grains_zps36435be7.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x192/USGILT/545Grains_zps36435be7.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">55 Grains – 0.768" (Best Group)</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><a href="http://s187.photobucket.com/user/USGILT/media/55Grains_zps4d38b48a.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x192/USGILT/55Grains_zps4d38b48a.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">55.5 Grains – 1.336"</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><a href="http://s187.photobucket.com/user/USGILT/media/555Grains_zps69a2d0db.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x192/USGILT/555Grains_zps69a2d0db.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">56 Grains – 0.944" (2nd Best Group)</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><a href="http://s187.photobucket.com/user/USGILT/media/56Grains_zpsa7307369.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x192/USGILT/56Grains_zpsa7307369.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">57 Grains – 2.022"</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><a href="http://s187.photobucket.com/user/USGILT/media/57Grains_zps6d78fd3a.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x192/USGILT/57Grains_zps6d78fd3a.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Decided to play around with the seating depth to see if that made a difference so I loaded three rounds to 2.860" which shot like crap.</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><a href="http://s187.photobucket.com/user/USGILT/media/MAXCOL_zps4fe77005.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x192/USGILT/MAXCOL_zps4fe77005.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="USGILT, post: 870143, member: 31171"] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]I finally got to the range this morning and it proved to be a good day. 59 degrees, with no negligible wind. Before I hit the range I gave the rifle a thorough cleaning in order to get all the previous fowling and copper out. All shots were fired at 100yards sitting with the rifle resting on a sandbag. Orange target dots measure 2”. I shot 3rd groups in order to save effort and waited 4-5 mins between strings. I fired a total of 24rds during this range session and I only see carbon fowling in the bore no copper fowling yet.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Disclaimer – My measurements were taken with a caliper and I did NOT subtract .277" from each the group. I’m not an expert marksman so I’m sure there is a little of me in each group.[/FONT][/SIZE] [B][U][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Current Reload Data:[/FONT][/SIZE][/U][/B] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Bullet – Hornady 130 gr SST[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Powder – IMR 4350 [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Primer – WIN WLRM[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]COL: 2.824”[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Factory WIN Ballistic Silver Tip – 3.041” (includes cold bore shot)[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][URL="http://s187.photobucket.com/user/USGILT/media/WINBalSilverTip_zps533491d8.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x192/USGILT/WINBalSilverTip_zps533491d8.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]54 Grains – 1.093”[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][URL="http://s187.photobucket.com/user/USGILT/media/54Grains_zps4892a94f.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x192/USGILT/54Grains_zps4892a94f.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]54.5 Grains – 1.199”[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][URL="http://s187.photobucket.com/user/USGILT/media/545Grains_zps36435be7.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x192/USGILT/545Grains_zps36435be7.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT][/SIZE] [B][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]55 Grains – 0.768” (Best Group)[/FONT][/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][URL="http://s187.photobucket.com/user/USGILT/media/55Grains_zps4d38b48a.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x192/USGILT/55Grains_zps4d38b48a.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]55.5 Grains – 1.336”[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][URL="http://s187.photobucket.com/user/USGILT/media/555Grains_zps69a2d0db.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x192/USGILT/555Grains_zps69a2d0db.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT][/SIZE] [B][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]56 Grains – 0.944” (2nd Best Group)[/FONT][/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][URL="http://s187.photobucket.com/user/USGILT/media/56Grains_zpsa7307369.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x192/USGILT/56Grains_zpsa7307369.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]57 Grains – 2.022”[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][URL="http://s187.photobucket.com/user/USGILT/media/57Grains_zps6d78fd3a.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x192/USGILT/57Grains_zps6d78fd3a.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT][/SIZE] [B][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Decided to play around with the seating depth to see if that made a difference so I loaded three rounds to 2.860” which shot like crap.[/FONT][/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][URL="http://s187.photobucket.com/user/USGILT/media/MAXCOL_zps4fe77005.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x192/USGILT/MAXCOL_zps4fe77005.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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