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<blockquote data-quote="DartonJager" data-source="post: 1530023" data-attributes="member: 95733"><p>Jamie;</p><p>Just so you know I have enough experience that you can have confidence in what I'm about to tell you as truthful and accurate after yesterdays range session I'm about half way through my <strong><u>SEVENTH</u></strong> 12oz jug of BH209.</p><p>If you leave fired BH209 residue in your barrel it will cause rust I know because it did in my beloved VERY, VERY accurate first run Encore 209x50. Thankfully it wasn't sever rust and it removed easily and had no effect what so ever on my Encore's accuracy. It did however did leave one very small patch of very slight pitting in my bore.</p><p></p><p>I wish I could tell you how long you can leave fired BH209 residue in your barrel before it will rust but I can't. I left the spent BH209 in my Encore for over a month during and then after my states ML season, so it was exposed to very significant levels of humidity and temperature swings which no doubt caused the rust to occur.</p><p></p><p>I have left it loaded in a clean ML for 10 days with no ill effects.</p><p>Despite the rust issue, so strongly do I prefer BH209 over ALL OTHER BP subs I would rather pay for BH209 then get any other sun for free and I am being 100% serious.</p><p>And this is after using Pyrodex pellets and having fired at LEAST 1500 shots out of my Encore, then I switched to 777 powder and another 800-1000 shots. Once I tried BH209 and my VERY first 3-shot 100yrd group EVER using 120 grains by volume BH209 under a 300grn XTP and a Harvester BLK sabot went into a nice tight triangle forming the smallest group I ever shot with my Encore I was almost sold. When I did it again and again four more times, I forever sold on BH209.</p><p></p><p>I will end with I use BH209 in my Encore, my sons Encore and the Knight Elite my other son uses and all shoot fantastically and none of them have any POI issues with a clean bore VS a fouled one. Yes their POI is different fouled VS dirty, but it's so slight as to be of no consideration to us what so ever. But also this might be due to the fact I knurl all my saboted ML bullets to ensure as tight a bore fit as I can get and also insure maximum sabot rifling contact. Without doubt I get better accuracy when I knurl my ML bullets. Knurling adds between 0.0015-0.002" to the bullets OD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DartonJager, post: 1530023, member: 95733"] Jamie; Just so you know I have enough experience that you can have confidence in what I'm about to tell you as truthful and accurate after yesterdays range session I'm about half way through my [B][U]SEVENTH[/U][/B] 12oz jug of BH209. If you leave fired BH209 residue in your barrel it will cause rust I know because it did in my beloved VERY, VERY accurate first run Encore 209x50. Thankfully it wasn't sever rust and it removed easily and had no effect what so ever on my Encore's accuracy. It did however did leave one very small patch of very slight pitting in my bore. I wish I could tell you how long you can leave fired BH209 residue in your barrel before it will rust but I can't. I left the spent BH209 in my Encore for over a month during and then after my states ML season, so it was exposed to very significant levels of humidity and temperature swings which no doubt caused the rust to occur. I have left it loaded in a clean ML for 10 days with no ill effects. Despite the rust issue, so strongly do I prefer BH209 over ALL OTHER BP subs I would rather pay for BH209 then get any other sun for free and I am being 100% serious. And this is after using Pyrodex pellets and having fired at LEAST 1500 shots out of my Encore, then I switched to 777 powder and another 800-1000 shots. Once I tried BH209 and my VERY first 3-shot 100yrd group EVER using 120 grains by volume BH209 under a 300grn XTP and a Harvester BLK sabot went into a nice tight triangle forming the smallest group I ever shot with my Encore I was almost sold. When I did it again and again four more times, I forever sold on BH209. I will end with I use BH209 in my Encore, my sons Encore and the Knight Elite my other son uses and all shoot fantastically and none of them have any POI issues with a clean bore VS a fouled one. Yes their POI is different fouled VS dirty, but it's so slight as to be of no consideration to us what so ever. But also this might be due to the fact I knurl all my saboted ML bullets to ensure as tight a bore fit as I can get and also insure maximum sabot rifling contact. Without doubt I get better accuracy when I knurl my ML bullets. Knurling adds between 0.0015-0.002" to the bullets OD [/QUOTE]
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