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What happened to my load?!
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<blockquote data-quote="mountaincarver" data-source="post: 1761542" data-attributes="member: 87809"><p>Your not alone. you will find a load. the gun shot good and it will do it again. this has happened to me about 4 times now and I now expect it rather than pull my hair out. the bottom line is if the barrel is new, it wont shoot the same as a barrel that is broke in. regardless of how many rounds you think it takes to break one in, it wont shoot the same till it is broke in.. I just experienced this with a new one. shot great first time out after firing and cleaning. then changed. now wont even shoot the same bullet powder combo well, but it does have a node with it. by changing things up im back in the saddle.</p><p>anyway, one thing I am questioning about your post is did you take that rifle out to load test when it was clean after shooting 5 clean once. you probably know where im going here. if that was the case, it absolutely explains things. </p><p>lot of opinions on barrel cleaning but from my experience fouling is your friend. get about 10 rounds down, then start load testing, let it go for 80 or so. unless the barrel gathers copper, it will clean up just as easy as if only 10 rounds went through it.</p><p>bottom line is I believe your load test was done while your rifle was in a changing condition perhaps a little bit of new wearing off while the barrel was in the process of fouling up. regardless if this is the reason, it happens to me with every new one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mountaincarver, post: 1761542, member: 87809"] Your not alone. you will find a load. the gun shot good and it will do it again. this has happened to me about 4 times now and I now expect it rather than pull my hair out. the bottom line is if the barrel is new, it wont shoot the same as a barrel that is broke in. regardless of how many rounds you think it takes to break one in, it wont shoot the same till it is broke in.. I just experienced this with a new one. shot great first time out after firing and cleaning. then changed. now wont even shoot the same bullet powder combo well, but it does have a node with it. by changing things up im back in the saddle. anyway, one thing I am questioning about your post is did you take that rifle out to load test when it was clean after shooting 5 clean once. you probably know where im going here. if that was the case, it absolutely explains things. lot of opinions on barrel cleaning but from my experience fouling is your friend. get about 10 rounds down, then start load testing, let it go for 80 or so. unless the barrel gathers copper, it will clean up just as easy as if only 10 rounds went through it. bottom line is I believe your load test was done while your rifle was in a changing condition perhaps a little bit of new wearing off while the barrel was in the process of fouling up. regardless if this is the reason, it happens to me with every new one. [/QUOTE]
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