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Testing loads in the heat of sumer
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<blockquote data-quote="USCGLongBow" data-source="post: 972843" data-attributes="member: 81191"><p><strong>Re: Testing loads in the heat of summer</strong></p><p></p><p>What chamber? I know in my experience, anything hotter than a .243 Win I need to space my 3-shot strings over a minimum of 15 min to get ANY kind of consistency. My .338 RUM and some of my bigger guns I need to give 15 mins between shots when temps get above 85, so during hot weather I typically will only shoot one string a day. Another thing I avoid is artificially cooling the barrel, I.E. setting it in front of a fan, setting it on the front seat next to a running AC, wetting the barrel. For me, this seemed to make my groups more inconsistent than letting the barrel air-cool, so I avoid doing it. If I am in a hurry I will take it into a range office with a cooler temp as long there are no felt air currents, or I have set a rifle in the backseat or trunk of a hatchback to cool away from any air vents. Just my .02, I'm sure you will hear a lot of different opinions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="USCGLongBow, post: 972843, member: 81191"] [b]Re: Testing loads in the heat of summer[/b] What chamber? I know in my experience, anything hotter than a .243 Win I need to space my 3-shot strings over a minimum of 15 min to get ANY kind of consistency. My .338 RUM and some of my bigger guns I need to give 15 mins between shots when temps get above 85, so during hot weather I typically will only shoot one string a day. Another thing I avoid is artificially cooling the barrel, I.E. setting it in front of a fan, setting it on the front seat next to a running AC, wetting the barrel. For me, this seemed to make my groups more inconsistent than letting the barrel air-cool, so I avoid doing it. If I am in a hurry I will take it into a range office with a cooler temp as long there are no felt air currents, or I have set a rifle in the backseat or trunk of a hatchback to cool away from any air vents. Just my .02, I'm sure you will hear a lot of different opinions. [/QUOTE]
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