About 200-300So my question would be how many rounds between cleanings are you firing at Barbourcreek? Really enjoying the videos you put out!
Creedmoor hot barrels we don't let the coo between 40 round increments in class
About 200-300So my question would be how many rounds between cleanings are you firing at Barbourcreek? Really enjoying the videos you put out!
Yes out of 5 schools 2 barely show at 100 yards the other 3 are between 1 to 2 inchesThanks for posting, extremely interesting! I would think at 100 yards it would be pretty close, clean or fouled? At what range do you think this really starts showing?
I respect Brian immensely however, there are new products out that do work. Have been using this one for a couple of years. Speedy showed this to me when I was picking up a rifle he built for me. Yes, it does work as the bore scope does not lie.I was with a small group talking to Bryan Litz at SHOT one year. He said they the rely on the doppler radar to tell them when to clean. Shooting many barrels etc. He said that at 100 rounds you could see a change on the Radar. He also said that you could NOT clean it adequately with chemicals alone.
Just repeating what he told us.
I respect Brian immensely however, there are new products out that do work. Have been using this one for a couple of years. Speedy showed this to me when I was picking up a rifle he built for me. Yes, it does work as the bore scope does not lie.
Believe me it took several times to convince me using my own bore scope that this really does work cleaning without using the brush save the chamber ring (it does get most of it without the brush) as he shows.
Spent too many hours to count with Speedy in his shop, shooting and cleaning rifles. He is just about the most demanding person about cleaning down to the bare metal I have been around.
One more comment about shooting clean bore first shot. For hunting, with my rifles that Speedy built with Kreiger tubes the POI is not really much different that after a fouling shot so I just run a patch or two to get the oil out of the bore and shoot. Now with a factory production barrel this is not a good Idea as those are a completely different story.
Yes--my bad for not mentioning this. I do use a nylon brush to apply cleaner to the bore. Just dribble some on the brush while turning it in my bore guide opening then down and back dribble on a little more and down and back. I have used the patches as well, but this works better for me. I do use only patches to apply the accelerator though. A short blast of CRC brake cleaner to clean the brush and it goes in rod holder. If I apply another round of the chemical, I only use the patches for both and the Dewey with the brush stays in the holder.At the 3:00 minute mark he is using a brush?
Wow, no kiddingI had my 7PRC sighted dead on at 400yds with the Berger 180 Hybrid bullets. I took it home and cleaned it to bare steel, which took a combo of BT Eliminator, bronze brushing and some Flitz. Went back to the range with the same ammo and fired an initial shot. Impact was 1" left but 6" high. It took 6 rounds to get that rifle to print back where I left off the day prior. I expected the POI to have shifted but I did not expect a 6" shift.
Fouling matters!!
Oh yes Speedy does get some very dirty guns in to work on however you make a good point about some of his clientele. He still builds quite a few sporters and now the big one-mile rifles. Yes, I was one of the guys that between every relay got mine back to Clean.I think Litz's point was that things show up on the doppler radar that don't show up on 100 yards groups. BC change as the bullets start doing wonky things. Speedy uses some good chemistry but I doubt he gets to clean many dirty guns. Every bench rest shooter I know or shot with cleaned VERY frequently
When I was shooting 1000 yd BR, it was common to see guys cleaning between every relay. The bores never really get dirty that way.
Right, and tape over tip. 1 price over top, and once around the barrel to hold in place. Here's a video on how this doesn't affect accuracy. 700 yards hits with no noticeable poi shift. Keeps debris and water out. And in the unfortunate occasion you stick your barrel in the dirt, it will keep it from becoming a clogged mess. And have to be cleaned. Not that I'd know, lol. Slips happen. Protect that crown.Just my personal preference , but the last range session before the hunt is usually a day or two before I leave for the hunt. That last range session is perhaps 10 or 12 rounds out of the plastic box that may have 30 to 35 rounds in it. From that box I take the 10 rounds that will come with me on the hunt. The rifle does not get cleaned after that last range session.