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<blockquote data-quote="Mikecr" data-source="post: 2475564" data-attributes="member: 1521"><p>The problem can exist even with a well built gun. Sometimes the load, sometimes I think it's the barrel. Once I had a NF NXS scope with a lens bedding issue that would throw a first shot on any gun.</p><p></p><p>I picked up a new tube gun from the factory (Tubb T2K, 6XC) that was guaranteed at least competitive at 600yds. And it was, with a hot load worked up I could easily put 5 hot shots in 2" at 600 with it. But, my intent was to use it for hunting.</p><p>When I shifted to cold bore testing, I could see right off that it was gonna take a lot of work. So to find out fast I grabbed some new brass needing fire forming and tested to see if the gun had any hunting potential.</p><p>I normally do this testing at 200yds (my nemesis range), at a 10min shot rate (worst for any gun I've shot). This time I fired 2 quick shots and would wait 10mins for the next 2. I just wanted to see shots hold together, but the cooler barrel shots always threw, with the followup shots forming a rough group. <em>I wrote 5 shots on the sheet but it looks like I fired only 8 total there.</em></p><p>[ATTACH]349931[/ATTACH]</p><p>With this, I could see that the gun had no hunting potential, and I didn't waste further efforts with it. Sold it it off to a competitor.</p><p>It had a 28" heavy palma barrel(17.5lb gun), but there was something about it that was not useful for hunting.</p><p>Basically, the gun provided hot precision, but lacked any cold accuracy.</p><p></p><p>There is a reason that IBS competitors shoot a sighter period right before record shooting, even with their well built guns.</p><p>None of my guns shoot cold bore or transition groups as tight as fully warmed(hot) grouping. That's ok, but I still need cold bore accuracy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikecr, post: 2475564, member: 1521"] The problem can exist even with a well built gun. Sometimes the load, sometimes I think it's the barrel. Once I had a NF NXS scope with a lens bedding issue that would throw a first shot on any gun. I picked up a new tube gun from the factory (Tubb T2K, 6XC) that was guaranteed at least competitive at 600yds. And it was, with a hot load worked up I could easily put 5 hot shots in 2" at 600 with it. But, my intent was to use it for hunting. When I shifted to cold bore testing, I could see right off that it was gonna take a lot of work. So to find out fast I grabbed some new brass needing fire forming and tested to see if the gun had any hunting potential. I normally do this testing at 200yds (my nemesis range), at a 10min shot rate (worst for any gun I've shot). This time I fired 2 quick shots and would wait 10mins for the next 2. I just wanted to see shots hold together, but the cooler barrel shots always threw, with the followup shots forming a rough group. [I]I wrote 5 shots on the sheet but it looks like I fired only 8 total there.[/I] [ATTACH alt="6XCgrpSM2.jpg"]349931[/ATTACH] With this, I could see that the gun had no hunting potential, and I didn't waste further efforts with it. Sold it it off to a competitor. It had a 28" heavy palma barrel(17.5lb gun), but there was something about it that was not useful for hunting. Basically, the gun provided hot precision, but lacked any cold accuracy. There is a reason that IBS competitors shoot a sighter period right before record shooting, even with their well built guns. None of my guns shoot cold bore or transition groups as tight as fully warmed(hot) grouping. That's ok, but I still need cold bore accuracy. [/QUOTE]
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