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<blockquote data-quote="MagnumManiac" data-source="post: 1394044" data-attributes="member: 10755"><p>I can answer this quite easily, no barrel that I shoot at long range is that fickle that ONE SHOT after a good one is going to go bad. It takes several shots for the group/accuracy to faulter.</p><p>In my game, F-Class Open with 264WM (600yrds & less) & 300WM (700yrds to 1000yrds) all of my barrels are custom cut rifled and hand lapped, fouling in the sense of a factory rifle is very different in my experience. Fouling of copper in my custom barrels takes a long time, and carbon is easy to remove.</p><p>Rough factory barrels make the cleaning process far harder and more chemicals are required to move the gunk, which requires harsh chemicals, aggressive scrubbing with brushes, which by the way I no longer use brass/bronze/stainless brushes, only a nylon brush is used in my barrels with Sweet's 7.62 to get the stuff foaming, then only loose and tight patches are used with jags.</p><p>I have hand lapped the majority of my factory rifle barrels, some have not needed this, like my Sako's and Kimber's. This has easily halved at least the required time and patches to get them clean once they need it.</p><p></p><p>One thing that is a definite, ALWAYS CLEAN A NEW BARREL PRIOR TO IT'S FIRST USE, NO MATTER WHO MADE IT.</p><p>I damaged a new barrel by not doing this, $1200 down the toilet.</p><p></p><p>Cheers.</p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MagnumManiac, post: 1394044, member: 10755"] I can answer this quite easily, no barrel that I shoot at long range is that fickle that ONE SHOT after a good one is going to go bad. It takes several shots for the group/accuracy to faulter. In my game, F-Class Open with 264WM (600yrds & less) & 300WM (700yrds to 1000yrds) all of my barrels are custom cut rifled and hand lapped, fouling in the sense of a factory rifle is very different in my experience. Fouling of copper in my custom barrels takes a long time, and carbon is easy to remove. Rough factory barrels make the cleaning process far harder and more chemicals are required to move the gunk, which requires harsh chemicals, aggressive scrubbing with brushes, which by the way I no longer use brass/bronze/stainless brushes, only a nylon brush is used in my barrels with Sweet’s 7.62 to get the stuff foaming, then only loose and tight patches are used with jags. I have hand lapped the majority of my factory rifle barrels, some have not needed this, like my Sako’s and Kimber’s. This has easily halved at least the required time and patches to get them clean once they need it. One thing that is a definite, ALWAYS CLEAN A NEW BARREL PRIOR TO IT’S FIRST USE, NO MATTER WHO MADE IT. I damaged a new barrel by not doing this, $1200 down the toilet. Cheers. :) [/QUOTE]
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