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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 568356" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Most all barrels do this at some point or another (Reach there fouling point) and there are a </p><p>few things you can do.</p><p></p><p>First; If you need to shoot 15 or 20 shots without cleaning (Like in a match) you need to work </p><p>up a load that will shoot in a fouled barrel. I found that backing off the lands and reducing </p><p>the powder charge improved the groups in a fouled barrel. (It reduces the pressure and </p><p>smoothes out the pressure curve. This load may not shoot quite as well as the clean barrel</p><p>load but if the rifle is shooting 1/2 MOA with a clean barrel it should be close to a 1/2 MOA.</p><p></p><p>Some shooters like 50 or 60 rounds through there barrels before cleaning because they have </p><p>a good load for a fouled barrel.</p><p></p><p>The next thing if the rifle is for hunting only, Be happy with what you have and just get in</p><p>a cleaning regiment that maintains the best accuracy. (I have hunting rifles that loose </p><p>accuracy between 7 and 9 shots and some that will go as many as 15+ before accuracy </p><p>falls off).</p><p></p><p>The match rifles that I have may have to shoot up to 100 rounds without cleaning and they </p><p>have loads that will stay under 1/2 MOA through the entire match.</p><p></p><p>I hope this has helped you.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 568356, member: 2736"] Most all barrels do this at some point or another (Reach there fouling point) and there are a few things you can do. First; If you need to shoot 15 or 20 shots without cleaning (Like in a match) you need to work up a load that will shoot in a fouled barrel. I found that backing off the lands and reducing the powder charge improved the groups in a fouled barrel. (It reduces the pressure and smoothes out the pressure curve. This load may not shoot quite as well as the clean barrel load but if the rifle is shooting 1/2 MOA with a clean barrel it should be close to a 1/2 MOA. Some shooters like 50 or 60 rounds through there barrels before cleaning because they have a good load for a fouled barrel. The next thing if the rifle is for hunting only, Be happy with what you have and just get in a cleaning regiment that maintains the best accuracy. (I have hunting rifles that loose accuracy between 7 and 9 shots and some that will go as many as 15+ before accuracy falls off). The match rifles that I have may have to shoot up to 100 rounds without cleaning and they have loads that will stay under 1/2 MOA through the entire match. I hope this has helped you. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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