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Offline crow_feather

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Interesting trip to the Range
« on: July 27, 2007, 01:07:26 PM »
I was at the range shooting non-pp bullets - then changed to pp bullets.  I first watered down the bore and wiped it dry.  Then shot the first bullet, blew five times into the bore, and tried to load the second - it stopped just prior to the rim.  I pulled it out and found that the pp was entering the bore but getting stuck prior to going all the way in.  I thought about cleaning the bore for each shot, but I am lazy and decided to just tap the case into the bore.  After five shots, I decided to use my trusty Cabella's multipurpose tool to cut the patch about 1/8" down from where it ended.  The result was the same group as before, but 1" to the right of my prior group.  I was using a chronograph and the velocity remained pretty much the same

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Re: Interesting trip to the Range
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2007, 09:38:14 PM »
multipurpose tool to cut the patch about 1/8" down from where it ended.
Are you risking leading the barrel by cutting the patch down or is the patch just extending further along the bullet than it needs to?

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Re: Interesting trip to the Range
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2007, 11:00:33 AM »
I only cut about 1/8" of patch off the bullet.  Just enough so that it would seat with out being tapped in with a dowel and mallet.  (not very bright to do)
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