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Locking lugs in the chamber?
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<blockquote data-quote="kiwikid" data-source="post: 1812316" data-attributes="member: 56094"><p>Yes my personal experience is that these barrels copper foul very little, after 40 odd rounds it is not uncommon to see three or four patches of copper in the groves that are less than a 1/4" long in the entire length of the barrel. The owner (Morten) of S&L states not to use solvents in "his barrels", he says just put a couple of patches through the barrel with a good quality gun oil.</p><p></p><p>Morten also states that the barrels do not need breaking in, just go out and shoot them. Yeah I know that's a big can of worms.</p><p> </p><p>I have looked down about 10 new S&L barrels with my Hawkeye and the finish looks like a highly polished piece of steel that someone has rubbed with 600 grit sand paper once in the direction of the rifling. It is the result of their lapping.</p><p></p><p>My cousin visited the factory and asked the Morten why they don't lap the barrels to a mirror type finish. Morten said they tried it and found that because the barrel and the bullet were so smooth the pressure went through the roof due to increased friction and the barrel copper fouled very badly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kiwikid, post: 1812316, member: 56094"] Yes my personal experience is that these barrels copper foul very little, after 40 odd rounds it is not uncommon to see three or four patches of copper in the groves that are less than a 1/4" long in the entire length of the barrel. The owner (Morten) of S&L states not to use solvents in "his barrels", he says just put a couple of patches through the barrel with a good quality gun oil. Morten also states that the barrels do not need breaking in, just go out and shoot them. Yeah I know that's a big can of worms. I have looked down about 10 new S&L barrels with my Hawkeye and the finish looks like a highly polished piece of steel that someone has rubbed with 600 grit sand paper once in the direction of the rifling. It is the result of their lapping. My cousin visited the factory and asked the Morten why they don't lap the barrels to a mirror type finish. Morten said they tried it and found that because the barrel and the bullet were so smooth the pressure went through the roof due to increased friction and the barrel copper fouled very badly. [/QUOTE]
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