I saw this thread and thought i would chime in. There will not be an over 72 bench match on this day. One charge is good for about 40 shots. Checks should be made payable to "Alvin C. York Memorial Shoot." Step 2. Prizes: 1st place Traveling trophy; Top 3 places: Medals STRICTLY ENFORCED, there will be no sales of alcoholic beverages permitted on Tennessee State property! They must have a "U," "V," or rectangular opening, as wide at the top as any part of the notch. Reviving an older thread as I came across Ryans YouTube review. Get the 76th edition of the World's Greatest Gun Book. I use a Coleman rechargeable mattress pump and flex tubing$25. Do you just run it for a certain time, or is there a more specific method? If it's pretty chilly outside you might get by with 5 min or so. The one I use most is called the Generation II AP Windage Top. A chamber flag with an integrated fan to cool your barrel. Cooling rate is continuous rather than the "shock" of a cold, wet, towel. After 3 shots let it cool way down, takes 15min. T0rtuga Premium Member I carry both the Rifkekuhl and the Barrel Cooler in my range bag and have been using the Barrel Cooler exclusively. But if you're planning on hunting in thick shrubbery or woodlands with your rifle, an 18-inch barrel should be enough. General. rob01, if you shot that sequence with something like a 220 swift or 22-250AI running stout loads here in kalifornia on a 100* day your throat would no longer be in the same place. The 30th Sgt. Note the difference. The nozzle is customizable to the chamber length of your rifle, guaranteeing that the unit pumps air where its needed most. Even when testing several rifles during the same session, a lot of time is wasted while waiting, especially during the heat of summer. If you're using a cant block affixed to your rifle, it should be able to move freely on top of the chunk. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Don't know if this is true or not, but it seems to make sense to me. Match your shooting pace to the rifles intended use. But I find it more convenient to just shoot several rifles at a time. I also go 10 minutes for cold bore shots. Good job. I saw a guy use a small high speed fan to draw air through the barrel. Zak Smith got it right. Ordering a custom barrel, what do I need to know? Membership Registration You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. First, relay shooters shall remove their equipment from the loading area immediately after the 10th target is fired. I guess I am asking for a sanity check. Certainly, a barrel cooler is a bit of a luxury, but whether youre an F-class shooter or just working up a load, its a luxury worth having. JavaScript is disabled. But I like go out 5 days in a row and shoot one round at 300 yards. Need an offhand open sights only ML rifle, a fire starter, a tomahawk, and a throwing knife with I'm in the same boat as you shooting usually just west of Mexicali/Calexico on the CA/Mexico border. The reticle should be level when the gun is positioned level in the rest. Each physically challenged contestant will be required to use a board runner to hang their scoring target. So the barrel cool device knocked approximately 5 minutes off the cool time. I let it sit like that while I'm setting up the bench. When in a match there is no time to wait and cool your barrel so why do it when group testing. The Chamber Chiller company tailors them to the particular calibers. If the cartridge a rifle is chambered for is small and heats up the barrel slowly e.g., the .22 Hornet several groups are fired between barrel cooldowns. Water down the barrel is a PITA. When I shoot for accuracy during testing I have about a 5 sec per shot rythem for 5 shots only. No in-line actions or thumbhole stocks will be allowed. Wouldn't a cool barrel make every shot close to being a cold bore shot? Please follow the button below to be taken to their site for purchase. #2. Sure is hot down here. Among the more interesting features is a 50-micron replaceable filteranother level of protection from gunk in your bore. I'll actually be in unit 13 helping my niece on the late . Nice run down of some of the options out there. FWIW , I've seen a guy at the local range using "canned air" ( computer or electronics cleaner ). In the spirit of sportsmanship, these should be as small as possible not to take up excess space on the line. Let me know what you think. Adding together the score of all ten targets to determine the total score, with the lowest total score determined the winner. This is because with each shot additional burned powder collects and causes additional friction when loading the next ball. A sniper shoots a series of cold-barrel shots. If a big-game rifle immediately indicates the ability to average close to minute of angle, wear and tear on its barrel and the shooter are minimized by firing three shots and allowing the barrel to cool down between each group. If your goal is to get a reliable zero for hunting, you should allow the barrel to fully cool between each shot. Back when I was into 3 Gun competition, some stages required emptying several AR-15 magazines. Joseph VonBenedikt is with Joel Hodgdon to talk about the improved accuracy and long-range potential of the already reliable Core-Lokt ammo line. So my questing is how much can a group size improve by waiting a minute or 2 between shots vs quick follow up (assuming no change . I then blow the barrel Channel out, wipe off the exterior and put it on the rack for at least 60 seconds to normalize. Preregistrations must be postmarked no later than March 12, 2022; however, you may register at the shoot until the limit is reached. Remington has never put a smokeless capable barrel for their muzzleloaders. I don't think you need to worry about the condensation, as the tube is much hotter than the ambient air temp, not to mention water[that from the condensation, not adding water], even very small amounts, it one of natures best 'coolers'. Contestants will not use intoxicating substances before or during the contest. Alvin C. York Memorial Shoot will be held Saturday, March 25, 2023. A sporter barrel is a rifle barrel that is designed with a taper from a medium thickness in the barrel near the chamber, transitioning to a lighter thickness near the crown. The bench consists of a 4-inch-thick slab of reinforced concrete resting on concrete block pillars. Injection moulding (U.S. spelling: injection molding) is a manufacturing process for producing parts by injecting molten material into a mould, or mold.Injection moulding can be performed with a host of materials mainly including metals (for which the process is called die-casting), glasses, elastomers, confections, and most commonly thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers. For long-range hunting, a barrel length of at least 20 inches is recommended. Depending on barrel diameter at the muzzle, most .30-06's will start scattering shots by the time the barrel gets too warm to hold onto for any length of time. Several of my rifles heat up faster than others: With those i wait between shots. Founded by Frank Galli in 2000, Snipers Hide has been offering informational videos, podcasts, and other support to its users in one location. 30-40* weather, I like to wait about 3 minutes. Jokes aside, I like the Magneto speed barrel cooler we know it works and fits in a shirt pocket, and I am still on the first set of Batteries. So Im guessing about 12 seconds between shots lol. Bull? Maybe it'll be somewhat useful information even though it'll be specific to one rifle/barrel/caliber and and there's an infinite number of variables. I believe that focusing on the steel is ideal for returning to a cooled barrel. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. . Nov 2, 2022 13:20:53 GMT -5 . Not only do those shooting in hot and humid states have to deal with the hot sun, the ambient temperature alone can keep a barrel from cooling down properly between rounds. What is the purpose of the round being developed. March 18, 20238:00 am - March 19, 20233:00 pm Most of the groups i shoot are five rounds. You would just have to observe that. Once you pick a method, stay with it, and do it the same way between every shot. while opinions vary all over the place on this subject, I always shoot at least two or three shots fairly close together, if I am testing a hunting rifle. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. It may not display this or other websites correctly. If you desire to put up a cover in the loading area, please place it in the back one half of the loading area. If what you said were true the carbon would act like an insulator. Tree lines border both sides of the private shooting range I use, and while the trees do a fairly good job of reducing wind velocity, their foliage is not dense enough to block the wind entirely. Varmint rifles and rifles used for competitive shooting are tested with five-shot groups. We have experienced flooding in the areas. I have done the wait xx min between shots and see ZERO differance..those are minutes of my life that I will never get back. If you are shooting a PRS or Silhouette competition rifle then shoot at least 5 shots right in a row to check grouping. Any tips on how to cool the barrel between shots, or atleast three shot groups? Build Your Rifle/Sabotless TIPS/ Links. This cools fast. In your research have practitioners of 'barrel cooling' experienced longer tube life? The cooler that moves the most air down the barrel will be the cooler that removes the most heat. Rather than placing the chronograph atop the bench, I place it on a stool beside the one I am sitting on. Much harder to be consistent with this method. I don't shoot benchrest but do get a gereat deal of satisfaction trying to wring out every bit of accuracy I can. Lighter profile barrels need to cool because the heat can and usually does effect accuracy. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission, which supports our community. Each year, many shooters honorably donate prizes, adding a wonderful camaraderie atmosphere. The string ranking will determine supplicant places. The .22-250 that was shot out before at 2000 rounds should be on the money for at least 3000 rounds.". Through the years benchrest shooter Rick Graham has made hundreds of wind flags for his fellow competitors. I prefer it now. Can usually get every bit of 3 hours in before I'm seeing funny things in the sand..stay hydrated! I never really thought much about barrel cooling during a match other than just sitting and waiting for the barrel to cool down. SIGHTS Conventional infantrymen fire so many rounds in practice that they unknowingly zero assault rifles for a warm-barrel zero's group and see the .