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6.5 Creedmoor Barrel Life
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<blockquote data-quote="Shootin4fun" data-source="post: 1516102" data-attributes="member: 28741"><p>I've used a little battery powered pump like that but on a hot Texas day, air circulation is just not enough. So I have resorted to applying ziplock bags of ice to the barrel. I run the bag up and down the barrel an few times all the wayback to the scope, then press on the sides of the barrel under the scope. A very hot barrel (after only 2 shots) is cooled in under 1 minute. Honestly I don't know why I've never seen anyone do this before. It works great. Heck any water left on the barrel evaporates in 30 seconds. It cool the barrel down fast so I take all of my shots at a low / moderate temperature. When I'm developing loads I allot about 20 minutes / 5 shot group on a cool day without ice, and when it's 100 degrees in the shade I do the same with ice. When I shoot steel, not caring about the tightest group, I'll shoot 5 in a string before cooling. 3000s round out of a Browning Xbolt and she's still accurate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shootin4fun, post: 1516102, member: 28741"] I've used a little battery powered pump like that but on a hot Texas day, air circulation is just not enough. So I have resorted to applying ziplock bags of ice to the barrel. I run the bag up and down the barrel an few times all the wayback to the scope, then press on the sides of the barrel under the scope. A very hot barrel (after only 2 shots) is cooled in under 1 minute. Honestly I don't know why I've never seen anyone do this before. It works great. Heck any water left on the barrel evaporates in 30 seconds. It cool the barrel down fast so I take all of my shots at a low / moderate temperature. When I'm developing loads I allot about 20 minutes / 5 shot group on a cool day without ice, and when it's 100 degrees in the shade I do the same with ice. When I shoot steel, not caring about the tightest group, I'll shoot 5 in a string before cooling. 3000s round out of a Browning Xbolt and she's still accurate. [/QUOTE]
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