You'd Think at 50 I'd Smarten up? !

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Post by nuthcuntrynut » Sun. Aug. 31, 2014 4:17 pm

Working up a load for my new rifle, traded off my beloved ruger 270 to my younger brother for his browning a bolt in 7mm remington magnum. Nice rifle for hunting out of my ranger station feel more comfortable taking deer pass 350yards, and it does well as far as maintain high doses of energy at the 440yards using 140gr barnes. My problem is I only get one shot! The barrel heats and second third rds are normally hitting 4 inches high at 100 yards! Any advise would b great. I did a wicked good cleaning last nite and the rifle used to be used with molys and my brother can never be accused of cleaning at all. Haven't been out today to check it out, I may not b able to use barnes? Ordered some regular nosler partitions last night. Any ideas? Barrel is floated, I even thought of jamming something under it to see if it would help or is this just a magnum thing? My first mag too btw.

 
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Post by Uglysquirrel » Sun. Aug. 31, 2014 4:28 pm

Searched Google "browning 7mm magnum accuracy problems'

Here's one of several.

http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f37/accura ... ag-139704/

Is all this investigation worth the time at 50 years old ? Trade in and get a nice simple H&R single shot ?

 
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Post by lsayre » Sun. Aug. 31, 2014 4:29 pm

If it's doing that while free floated, try bedding it with AcraGlas and see if that improves things.

 
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Post by nuthcuntrynut » Sun. Aug. 31, 2014 4:47 pm

I may have to glass the bed. I had to do that with my ruger too. the rifle is an A bolt medallion, with a beautiful 3x10x50 weaver grand slam scope on top. I did notice that the barrel is an ultralight slim contour, as well my reloads can be tuned down some as well, I'm going to play with loads first thing off. This rain has me in the house, would love to test my theory on the filthy barrel I found last night. I don't think the boy ever cleaned it. I don't care about third Rd but I'd like to get two descent rds in event of a follow up shot at long range, most shots are at 300 yds or less. Thanks for all the help folks I appreciate it. ;)


 
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Post by nuthcuntrynut » Sun. Aug. 31, 2014 10:37 pm

All is good, she clover leafs now nicely three rounds. The barrel was fouled. I did notice a considerable difference in barrel not heating up using moly coated bullets too. Guess that stuff works. Either way I need practice for longer distance now. Thank you all

 
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Post by davidmcbeth3 » Mon. Sep. 01, 2014 1:28 pm

I guess that there is clean and there is clean clean.

enjoy your gun

 
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Post by freetown fred » Mon. Sep. 01, 2014 2:33 pm

Hell ncn, I'm still waitin at 70! :clap: toothy

 
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Post by nuthcuntrynut » Mon. Sep. 01, 2014 3:16 pm

FF I just knew you were still around lmao


 
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Post by lsayre » Mon. Sep. 01, 2014 9:48 pm

Copper fouling from bullet jackets is difficult to see, as well as to remove.

 
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Post by grumpy » Mon. Sep. 01, 2014 9:54 pm

lsayre wrote:Copper fouling from bullet jackets is difficult to see, as well as to remove.
Hoppe's #9

 
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Post by nuthcuntrynut » Mon. Sep. 01, 2014 10:08 pm

lsayre wrote:Copper fouling from bullet jackets is difficult to see, as well as to remove.
Yes it is, I had been using a bore snake but the rifle just wouldn't group for nothing, first thing I did was check reloads and clean the rifle. I used sweets 7.62 had to do it twice, ran a bristle brush down it inbetween with hoppes #9. The sweets patch was so bad I ended up running the brass bristle brush thru the bore with a patch over it. The rifle I figure has had about 3 to 4 boxes of ammo thru it . My Lil brother no doubt never cleaned it.
I've used butches bore shine too for copper fouling in the past.

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