Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Reloading
cold bore ???
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="bigngreen" data-source="post: 1212896" data-attributes="member: 13632"><p>I simply won't accept a rifle for hunting that has a cold bore shot that is not in the grouping ability of the rifle. I've seen a number of reasons for that cold bore shot syndrome, I've had an action that was just enough out of square that the barrel tenon would settle that first round. Many times it's bedding especially on heavy recoiling rifles with loosely bedded recoil lugs so it torques the action on that first round then it will over time move back. Oiled or clean bores just don't get it for long range hunting for me unless you've worked with the rifle enough to know what condition to leave it in to keep the cold bore in check, also bullet coating like HBN can level of this cold bore shot. </p><p>Most often it's cold shooter not cold bore, not shooting enough through the year or hunting season is an issue as well. I try to shoot a few hundred rounds of my hunting load with my rifle set up just as it is during hunting season with the same brass prior to season, I like to have 100 rounds loaded at one single time ready for hunting the week before season then I finalize my ballistics on that lot, every day I hunt I find at least one good long range target and put one round on it, this keeps my muscle memory and my system locked in so I can manage that first round with consistency and if I have to fill a second tag or send a second round I don't have to think about it being different than the first. I will burn a hundred rounds in a hunting season but I've only needed one round per tag for a lot of years on a lot of game!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigngreen, post: 1212896, member: 13632"] I simply won't accept a rifle for hunting that has a cold bore shot that is not in the grouping ability of the rifle. I've seen a number of reasons for that cold bore shot syndrome, I've had an action that was just enough out of square that the barrel tenon would settle that first round. Many times it's bedding especially on heavy recoiling rifles with loosely bedded recoil lugs so it torques the action on that first round then it will over time move back. Oiled or clean bores just don't get it for long range hunting for me unless you've worked with the rifle enough to know what condition to leave it in to keep the cold bore in check, also bullet coating like HBN can level of this cold bore shot. Most often it's cold shooter not cold bore, not shooting enough through the year or hunting season is an issue as well. I try to shoot a few hundred rounds of my hunting load with my rifle set up just as it is during hunting season with the same brass prior to season, I like to have 100 rounds loaded at one single time ready for hunting the week before season then I finalize my ballistics on that lot, every day I hunt I find at least one good long range target and put one round on it, this keeps my muscle memory and my system locked in so I can manage that first round with consistency and if I have to fill a second tag or send a second round I don't have to think about it being different than the first. I will burn a hundred rounds in a hunting season but I've only needed one round per tag for a lot of years on a lot of game! [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Reloading
cold bore ???
Top