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<blockquote data-quote="Varmint Hunter" data-source="post: 432757" data-attributes="member: 313"><p>I'm wondering if you are confusing a "cold bore" shot with a "clean bore" shot. In my experience a clean bore rarely shoots to the same POI as does a fouled bore. Fouled bores are much more consistent IMO and the velocity remains fairly constant as well, unlike a clean bore. When a barrel is cold, clean & oiled it will normally walk its first few shots around the target before settling in. You need to get past this point to determine what the accuracy potential of any given load may be. </p><p></p><p>Once my bore has been fouled (normally after about 3 rounds) I normally don't see a shift in POI. I do not shoot my rifles when they are HOT. If the barrel get beyond warm-to-the-touch then I let them cool.</p><p></p><p>I've seen guys at the range literally yank their hand away from the barrel after touching it to see how hot it was. This kind of heat is not particularly conducive to accuracy and greatly accelerates throat erosion.</p><p></p><p>If you want to keep the barrel cool at the range just bring 2-3 rifles and alternate between them after each group.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varmint Hunter, post: 432757, member: 313"] I'm wondering if you are confusing a "cold bore" shot with a "clean bore" shot. In my experience a clean bore rarely shoots to the same POI as does a fouled bore. Fouled bores are much more consistent IMO and the velocity remains fairly constant as well, unlike a clean bore. When a barrel is cold, clean & oiled it will normally walk its first few shots around the target before settling in. You need to get past this point to determine what the accuracy potential of any given load may be. Once my bore has been fouled (normally after about 3 rounds) I normally don't see a shift in POI. I do not shoot my rifles when they are HOT. If the barrel get beyond warm-to-the-touch then I let them cool. I've seen guys at the range literally yank their hand away from the barrel after touching it to see how hot it was. This kind of heat is not particularly conducive to accuracy and greatly accelerates throat erosion. If you want to keep the barrel cool at the range just bring 2-3 rifles and alternate between them after each group. [/QUOTE]
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