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<blockquote data-quote="ken snyder" data-source="post: 568357" data-attributes="member: 26019"><p>Lisagrantb you have stuck yourself between 3 worlds in your testing. LR testing at 100yds. is no information at all and is counter productive! Hunting conditions probably will never occur in the shot sequences you have described. Decide whether you want a cold shot hunting rifle or a target rifle. If shooting as a Target rifle the barrel does not want to be cleaned as often as you want to clean it and the loads you are shooting have been worked up for the wrong barrel condition. Go to 300yd. minimum, for LR testing it is close enough that the wind wont be impossible to deal with and far enough away that you are actually dealing with relevant Data. Getting to look down a barrel with a bore scope is fun and everyone should get the opportunity to do it at least once. Although in general pushing a patched tight fitting jag down the barrel and hunting for a tight spot ( generally copper fouling ) or a loose spot followed by a hang up ( Blown out rifleing) will suffice, particularly if you need to pay for the time and use of the scope! About the only thing I use a bore scope for is to check the first couple of inches ahead of the freebore including carbon rings that can be hard to remove!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ken snyder, post: 568357, member: 26019"] Lisagrantb you have stuck yourself between 3 worlds in your testing. LR testing at 100yds. is no information at all and is counter productive! Hunting conditions probably will never occur in the shot sequences you have described. Decide whether you want a cold shot hunting rifle or a target rifle. If shooting as a Target rifle the barrel does not want to be cleaned as often as you want to clean it and the loads you are shooting have been worked up for the wrong barrel condition. Go to 300yd. minimum, for LR testing it is close enough that the wind wont be impossible to deal with and far enough away that you are actually dealing with relevant Data. Getting to look down a barrel with a bore scope is fun and everyone should get the opportunity to do it at least once. Although in general pushing a patched tight fitting jag down the barrel and hunting for a tight spot ( generally copper fouling ) or a loose spot followed by a hang up ( Blown out rifleing) will suffice, particularly if you need to pay for the time and use of the scope! About the only thing I use a bore scope for is to check the first couple of inches ahead of the freebore including carbon rings that can be hard to remove! [/QUOTE]
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