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clean barrel...bad accuracy
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 700683" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Some will disagree with this but the best a barrel can shoot is when its clean.</p><p></p><p>A clean barrel is as good as it will ever be because fouling is not consistantly applied and </p><p>shot to shot consistency (SDs) will not be as good.</p><p></p><p>This is not to say that "your/A" load will not shoot better in a fouled barrel if you work up the </p><p>load under these conditions.</p><p></p><p>I believe in working up loads in a clean barrel (I Clean between test loads after break in is complete)</p><p>and find that the test loads provide better data. A fouled barrel skews the data and even though you</p><p>may find a decent load other loads may shoot terrible.</p><p></p><p>A clean barrel seems to be more forgiving as to what you put through it also.</p><p></p><p>As other posters have stated; Clean the barrel back to bright metal, shoot your test loads to see</p><p>what the barrel does as you shoot (When accuracy falls off) and you will know when to clean.</p><p></p><p>Most custom barrels start to degrade in the 4 to 9 shot range. factory barrels are a different</p><p>beast all together and need more break in and fouling is more of a problem, so you just have </p><p>to experiment with them.</p><p></p><p>Some people like to season a barrel ((Foul a barrel until it will group) and even though the </p><p>groups are good, you will never find out how good the barrel really is.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 700683, member: 2736"] Some will disagree with this but the best a barrel can shoot is when its clean. A clean barrel is as good as it will ever be because fouling is not consistantly applied and shot to shot consistency (SDs) will not be as good. This is not to say that "your/A" load will not shoot better in a fouled barrel if you work up the load under these conditions. I believe in working up loads in a clean barrel (I Clean between test loads after break in is complete) and find that the test loads provide better data. A fouled barrel skews the data and even though you may find a decent load other loads may shoot terrible. A clean barrel seems to be more forgiving as to what you put through it also. As other posters have stated; Clean the barrel back to bright metal, shoot your test loads to see what the barrel does as you shoot (When accuracy falls off) and you will know when to clean. Most custom barrels start to degrade in the 4 to 9 shot range. factory barrels are a different beast all together and need more break in and fouling is more of a problem, so you just have to experiment with them. Some people like to season a barrel ((Foul a barrel until it will group) and even though the groups are good, you will never find out how good the barrel really is. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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