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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 692427" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>+1</p><p></p><p>This is the reason that I clean between test. </p><p>Once I tested a 416 for accuracy and I shot 50 rounds through it (I was Tired of getting the </p><p>crap kicked out of me and the fun had gone out of it). all of the loads were simular and didn't </p><p>give me much information.</p><p></p><p>So I went home and cleaned back to bare metal (No Copper fouling) and regrouped.</p><p></p><p>I felt the loads were better and that I should have seen more difference. So I loaded</p><p>the same loads and prepaired myself to start over.</p><p></p><p>A few days later I went back to the range and changed my procedure to the one I now use.</p><p></p><p>The difference was amazing. some groups went from 1 to 2 MOA to 1/2 MOA with the best </p><p>being a solid .342 5 shot.</p><p></p><p>After loading 25 of this load I made another trip to the range. This time I cleaned, shot one </p><p>fouling shot and commenced to shoot and cool (NO cleaning) the accuracy was still as good, if </p><p>not a little bit better(I was beginning to enjoy my self in spite of the recoil) the groups started</p><p>opening up after 7 shots and after the 9th shot the group had reached my limit of acceptability.</p><p></p><p>I continued to shoot the rest of the 25 loads and somewhere around the accuracy had fallen </p><p>off to over 1 MOA.</p><p></p><p>So my conclushion was that the first group of test was mask by the fouling and useless.</p><p></p><p>Now I can normally find an accurate load within 10 to 15 rounds (I shoot 3 to start with and</p><p>monitor SDs and ESs and when a possible winner is found I load and tweak it.</p><p></p><p>This process has saved me lots of pain and suffering,bullets, brass, money and time. </p><p></p><p>Others will disagree But it works for me and most of my personal rifles tested this way</p><p>will shoot under 1/4 MOA with the best being .034 .</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 692427, member: 2736"] +1 This is the reason that I clean between test. Once I tested a 416 for accuracy and I shot 50 rounds through it (I was Tired of getting the crap kicked out of me and the fun had gone out of it). all of the loads were simular and didn't give me much information. So I went home and cleaned back to bare metal (No Copper fouling) and regrouped. I felt the loads were better and that I should have seen more difference. So I loaded the same loads and prepaired myself to start over. A few days later I went back to the range and changed my procedure to the one I now use. The difference was amazing. some groups went from 1 to 2 MOA to 1/2 MOA with the best being a solid .342 5 shot. After loading 25 of this load I made another trip to the range. This time I cleaned, shot one fouling shot and commenced to shoot and cool (NO cleaning) the accuracy was still as good, if not a little bit better(I was beginning to enjoy my self in spite of the recoil) the groups started opening up after 7 shots and after the 9th shot the group had reached my limit of acceptability. I continued to shoot the rest of the 25 loads and somewhere around the accuracy had fallen off to over 1 MOA. So my conclushion was that the first group of test was mask by the fouling and useless. Now I can normally find an accurate load within 10 to 15 rounds (I shoot 3 to start with and monitor SDs and ESs and when a possible winner is found I load and tweak it. This process has saved me lots of pain and suffering,bullets, brass, money and time. Others will disagree But it works for me and most of my personal rifles tested this way will shoot under 1/4 MOA with the best being .034 . J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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