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<blockquote data-quote="Old Rooster" data-source="post: 1561048" data-attributes="member: 108576"><p>I like the reply to break in your barrel,clean it well and start over.</p><p>It sounds like you have used factory rounds,what size groups was it printing?</p><p>In my 2 30-06 rifles one likes to be loaded out farther but stay in the SAMMI specs!.To find the distance to your lands and grooves take an unloaded case(no primer and no powder)put the bullet in enough to hold it the case.Put it in the rifle and close the bolt.Remove carefully and measure and record it.Again,stay in SAMMI specs.</p><p>For a Barnes load 3 at .020 off lands and grooves and 3 at .015 and see which shoots best.One of my 30-06's likes .018 off lands and grooves and the other likes .012 for Barnes 165g.I have heard of some rifles likes much longer loaded round but again stay in SAMMI specs.</p><p>I use IMR 4350 powder and have a group so small it looks like 1 ragged hole in both rifles if I'm having a good day and do my part.</p><p>In my older Barnes manual it shows only 1 168 bullet and its a coated bullet.It's hard to clean moly out of a barrel so I don't shoot them anymore.</p><p>Never start at max loads!</p><p>My older manual shows IMR 4350 min load at 53.0 grains and max at 57.0 grains but my manual is older.</p><p>Old Rooster</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old Rooster, post: 1561048, member: 108576"] I like the reply to break in your barrel,clean it well and start over. It sounds like you have used factory rounds,what size groups was it printing? In my 2 30-06 rifles one likes to be loaded out farther but stay in the SAMMI specs!.To find the distance to your lands and grooves take an unloaded case(no primer and no powder)put the bullet in enough to hold it the case.Put it in the rifle and close the bolt.Remove carefully and measure and record it.Again,stay in SAMMI specs. For a Barnes load 3 at .020 off lands and grooves and 3 at .015 and see which shoots best.One of my 30-06's likes .018 off lands and grooves and the other likes .012 for Barnes 165g.I have heard of some rifles likes much longer loaded round but again stay in SAMMI specs. I use IMR 4350 powder and have a group so small it looks like 1 ragged hole in both rifles if I'm having a good day and do my part. In my older Barnes manual it shows only 1 168 bullet and its a coated bullet.It's hard to clean moly out of a barrel so I don't shoot them anymore. Never start at max loads! My older manual shows IMR 4350 min load at 53.0 grains and max at 57.0 grains but my manual is older. Old Rooster [/QUOTE]
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