lionet wrote:Hello everyone. Just moved up from 22LR to my very first center fire today. Got a HOWA 1500 APC in varmint blue 1:8 rifling. Quite a beauty this one. Shoots 0.8cm group of 5 at 50m despite my flinch at the noise and recoil (I know it's the mildest centerfire but considering my mere experience in 22lr...)
So what I heard is that CF heats up very quickly and shooting when hot decreases barrel life. People talks about holding the barrel by hand to check if it's humanly bearable. But how would one do that with the precision chassis on? And what's the interval you'd recommend? I can do a group of 5 in 1-2 minutes like I would with the 22lr, without seeing any degrade in precision. But would it harm the barrel still?
And for cleaning, I'm told to clean after each session. I think we can all agree on it but to what extent? Some say just patch with solvent, more detailing every now and then. Some say bristle scrubbing every time. Just wonder what every one does here.
Also the bristle brush itself - needs cleaning too?
Cheers
straightshooter wrote:TassieTiger
BUT what is the point of continued firing if the now hot barrel is pointing in a different direction to where it would if it was cold.
pomemax wrote:What caliber
did you get it will make a difference how you should clean.
As say a 243 compared to 223.
straightshooter wrote:A few general comments on your post.
Steel properties are fairly stable from ambient up to perhaps 200 degrees c.
So if you can still touch the barrel even briefly (about 50 to 60 degrees c) then there is no concern. However rising temperatures in the barrel exacerbate issues with point of impact changes due to factors such as differential heating and cooling or eccentricity of the bore with the barrel profile.
There seem to be a million or more opinions about barrel cleaning but there is only one correct outcome and that is that the barrel is actually clean. People are free to pretend whatever they like.
Yes it's a good idea to keep a little bottle of turps or kero to rinse your brush and it is more important to rinse a steel core brush (such as Parker Hale) than a brass core brush such as a Hart in order to get a decent useful life from it.
SCJ429 wrote:Does the rifle have a carbon fibre barrel?
Clean your rifle every time you shoot it, even if you only fired one shot.
You use a brush to agitate the crud in your barrel, it is great for cleaning out carbon.
What do you think of the chassis?
lionet wrote:pomemax wrote:What caliber
did you get it will make a difference how you should clean.
As say a 243 compared to 223.
Forgot to mention it is a 223. Think I'll start small. And also I read bad things about 243 being harsh on the barrel. I do want it to last.
pomemax wrote:lionet wrote:pomemax wrote:What caliber
did you get it will make a difference how you should clean.
As say a 243 compared to 223.
Forgot to mention it is a 223. Think I'll start small. And also I read bad things about 243 being harsh on the barrel. I do want it to last.
Good idea have you figured out what brand yet I have 3 223 tikka ruger and omark easy to clean just a good bronze or nylon brush and patches 223 its nearly not worth reloading them the cost of ammo $173.40 /PER 200