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What kills barrel life on bigger magnums?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mikecr" data-source="post: 892283" data-attributes="member: 1521"><p>I know it's swimming upstream to say, but I thinks it's a bad idea to leave bores fouled for extended periods. I also think it's a bad idea to shoot many rounds between cleanings(100-200).</p><p></p><p>For ACCURATE barrel life, we need to control carbon.</p><p>Ignoring it for the sake of stable fouling, is like ignoring an infection -until it takes you out of service.</p><p>By then, it's gonna take more than a minor antibiotic to recover. It's gonna mean stopping everything until you get that carbon out of there.</p><p>And if you don't, like many don't, and you continue shooting, you're shortening your barrel life. This, because bore constriction continues to develop -faster.</p><p></p><p>The most practical way for us to extend barrel life, for real, is melonite treatment. If I shot a lot of powder like you guys, I wouldn't hesitate for 1 second on getting this done for my barrels.</p><p>All my future barrels will get it, the moment I know it shoots.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikecr, post: 892283, member: 1521"] I know it's swimming upstream to say, but I thinks it's a bad idea to leave bores fouled for extended periods. I also think it's a bad idea to shoot many rounds between cleanings(100-200). For ACCURATE barrel life, we need to control carbon. Ignoring it for the sake of stable fouling, is like ignoring an infection -until it takes you out of service. By then, it's gonna take more than a minor antibiotic to recover. It's gonna mean stopping everything until you get that carbon out of there. And if you don't, like many don't, and you continue shooting, you're shortening your barrel life. This, because bore constriction continues to develop -faster. The most practical way for us to extend barrel life, for real, is melonite treatment. If I shot a lot of powder like you guys, I wouldn't hesitate for 1 second on getting this done for my barrels. All my future barrels will get it, the moment I know it shoots. [/QUOTE]
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