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<blockquote data-quote="renegadelzard" data-source="post: 449081" data-attributes="member: 26916"><p>honestly, i have never put much stock into the whole barrel break in hoop-la...i figure the more a cleaning rod goes in the barrel, the higher chance of the crown getting damaged..i use a bore snake and if the barrel warrants a good cleaning, ill plug the bore with an ear plug wrapped in a rubber glove and fill the barrel with hoppes, let it sit overnight, then run a length of 550 cord through the barrel with a patch tied on, followed by the bore snake...but once again...if four out of five consistanly hit the mark, then i believe it is the gun..is the barrel free floated..if not, you may be putting pressure on the barrel in an inconsistant manner, thereby causing the barrel harmonics to change..you may be holding harder on the first shot and letting up as you accustom to the recoil..or tightening your hold as your shoulder starts to pound...check your action screws and make sure they are torqued down to specs..i had a rifle that would send the first shot 4 inches high at 100 yards and settle down to a tigh sub moa group for the following four..turns out the front action screw was torqued about 15 inch pounds to light, and that was enough to seat the action with the first shot..once i picked the rifle up off the rest, it would move back...try the simple stuff first and try not to change too much at once or you wont know what fixed it...also, and i think it is an outside chance, but check your COL before firing..loading into the lands is fine for some, most of my hunting guns like a little jump, but i have noticed that when processing brass, i get bored very quickly, and this leads my mind to wander and i have more than a few pieces of brass that are different lengths..this leads to COL's that arent always the same and more importantly, the pressure differences between some of my loads due to inconsistent seating depth have caused more than a few fliers..i know its a lot to digest but this is why we chase that magic load right..its fun..when evrything works...when it doesnt, its almost as enjoyable as stapeling scorpions to my testicles...lol...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="renegadelzard, post: 449081, member: 26916"] honestly, i have never put much stock into the whole barrel break in hoop-la...i figure the more a cleaning rod goes in the barrel, the higher chance of the crown getting damaged..i use a bore snake and if the barrel warrants a good cleaning, ill plug the bore with an ear plug wrapped in a rubber glove and fill the barrel with hoppes, let it sit overnight, then run a length of 550 cord through the barrel with a patch tied on, followed by the bore snake...but once again...if four out of five consistanly hit the mark, then i believe it is the gun..is the barrel free floated..if not, you may be putting pressure on the barrel in an inconsistant manner, thereby causing the barrel harmonics to change..you may be holding harder on the first shot and letting up as you accustom to the recoil..or tightening your hold as your shoulder starts to pound...check your action screws and make sure they are torqued down to specs..i had a rifle that would send the first shot 4 inches high at 100 yards and settle down to a tigh sub moa group for the following four..turns out the front action screw was torqued about 15 inch pounds to light, and that was enough to seat the action with the first shot..once i picked the rifle up off the rest, it would move back...try the simple stuff first and try not to change too much at once or you wont know what fixed it...also, and i think it is an outside chance, but check your COL before firing..loading into the lands is fine for some, most of my hunting guns like a little jump, but i have noticed that when processing brass, i get bored very quickly, and this leads my mind to wander and i have more than a few pieces of brass that are different lengths..this leads to COL's that arent always the same and more importantly, the pressure differences between some of my loads due to inconsistent seating depth have caused more than a few fliers..i know its a lot to digest but this is why we chase that magic load right..its fun..when evrything works...when it doesnt, its almost as enjoyable as stapeling scorpions to my testicles...lol... [/QUOTE]
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