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Fire Lapping a Barrel
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<blockquote data-quote="Alchemist" data-source="post: 799169" data-attributes="member: 60014"><p>A couple months ago, I used a Tubb FF kit (#1 thru #5) on a Factory Remington CDL 30-06 with the fly rod sporter barrel. Before using the FF kit, the rifle would shoot no better than a 2 1/4", 5 shot group at 100yds. The bore would also visibly copper foul after just one or two rounds. After 132 rounds of factory ammo through the barrel and one poorly placed shot on a whitetail last fall, I was resigned to a re-barrel job or to sell the gun. That's when someone suggested the Tubb kit. </p><p> </p><p>I used the .308 Tubb kit and followed the directions to the letter. It took 2 weeks to get it done but the difference was obvious - just under 1 MOA at 100 with the same box of factory cartridges. Plus, the copper fouling cleans up with just a couple wet patches of BT Eliminator. </p><p> </p><p>Since I use this rifle at considerably shorter ranges than most on this forum do their rifles, I'll consider this one done, as long as it will hold the < 1 MOA. And with the cost and scarcity of ammo and components to reload, I won't be shooting it much except during hunting season to fill the freezer. </p><p> </p><p>The take-away from this experience for me has been as a last resort, why not? On a custom rifle with a aftermarket barrel, built to tighter tolerences, unless it is copper fouling excessively, the problem is more likely something else.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alchemist, post: 799169, member: 60014"] A couple months ago, I used a Tubb FF kit (#1 thru #5) on a Factory Remington CDL 30-06 with the fly rod sporter barrel. Before using the FF kit, the rifle would shoot no better than a 2 1/4", 5 shot group at 100yds. The bore would also visibly copper foul after just one or two rounds. After 132 rounds of factory ammo through the barrel and one poorly placed shot on a whitetail last fall, I was resigned to a re-barrel job or to sell the gun. That's when someone suggested the Tubb kit. I used the .308 Tubb kit and followed the directions to the letter. It took 2 weeks to get it done but the difference was obvious - just under 1 MOA at 100 with the same box of factory cartridges. Plus, the copper fouling cleans up with just a couple wet patches of BT Eliminator. Since I use this rifle at considerably shorter ranges than most on this forum do their rifles, I'll consider this one done, as long as it will hold the < 1 MOA. And with the cost and scarcity of ammo and components to reload, I won't be shooting it much except during hunting season to fill the freezer. The take-away from this experience for me has been as a last resort, why not? On a custom rifle with a aftermarket barrel, built to tighter tolerences, unless it is copper fouling excessively, the problem is more likely something else. [/QUOTE]
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