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Post by deadeyedon89 on Dec 30, 2015 15:45:53 GMT -5
For those of you that shoot blackthorn 209 in their SML's. Due to the blackthorn being a little more corrosive than smokeless how often do you clean the barrel and what is the process?
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Post by bestill458 on Dec 30, 2015 16:13:11 GMT -5
I thoroughly clean my blackhorn fired rifle before it goes back in gun safe after every outing that gun gets fired.
Between shots i swab one damp hoppes9 patch and then2 dry patches.
For storage i clean everything with hoppes9 and brakleen then light coat all parts with lucas gun oil.
Before loading stored rifle i dry patch once then fire 2 primers then 1 damp hoppes9 and 2 dry patches.
Im sure this probably seems excessive but im all about consistency and repeatability.
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Post by deadeyedon89 on Dec 30, 2015 16:29:18 GMT -5
I thoroughly clean my blackhorn fired rifle before it goes back in gun safe after every outing that gun gets fired. Between shots i swab one damp hoppes9 patch and then2 dry patches. For storage i clean everything with hoppes9 and brakleen then light coat all parts with lucas gun oil. Before loading stored rifle i dry patch once then fire 2 primers then 1 damp hoppes9 and 2 dry patches. Im sure this probably seems excessive but im all about consistency and repeatability. so what about in a hunting situation when you do not harvest/shoot at a animal? do you fire it off every hunt so you can clean it? or how long would you let it sit.... i assume u hunt on a fouled barrel? |
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Post by bestill458 on Dec 30, 2015 16:47:35 GMT -5
I hunt with a clean rifle. And every shot i take is with a clean bore.
If i need a followup shot i add 1 moa which is what my gun changes from clean to fouled.
If gun is loaded to hunt and isn't fired i store gun in garage to allow it to heat and cool with outside temps and continue to hunt that load. For any reason i question load due to high humidity or rain. I pull plug push out load and reload with fresh components. Save powder ,wad and bullet for practice at range.
I reload alot thru the season but haven't had a misfire either..
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Post by itneverends22 on Dec 30, 2015 18:09:47 GMT -5
I haven't used bh 209 in my sml, but when I shoot bh 209 in my knight, my barrel likes it dirty,I load it dirty, and i hunt with it all season, never had any corrosion problems..
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Post by speedrackin on Dec 30, 2015 18:55:04 GMT -5
i havent hunted with my omega and BH in 2 yrs but when i did id maybe run a brush down it if it ended up empty at end of day blow a cap and reload clean end of season .
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