Swabbing Barrel Between Loads

[jim]

I always swab between shots.

HA

I always change the ice between drinks.

[huntaway]

I always change the ice between drinks.

I just add more ice. and......

HA

[bellerivercrossbowhunter]

I don't need to swab between shots because I shoot smokeless powder in my Savage 10ML ii.........

[Road]

You might want to. Then you will know if all your power is burning. I swab between shoot to try to keep the barrel the same for every shot.

[bellerivercrossbowhunter]

You might want to. Then you will know if all your power is burning. I swab between shoot to try to keep the barrel the same for every shot.

True I am not sure about the powder burn however when your gun groups like this I think I am ok not swabbing between shots...

[standup]

Beauty day out yesterday so a good one to hit the range, make some smoke and get everything ready for the season opener in 15 days.

My results (pic below) shows a good example for some of the new guys as to what a differance swabbing between shots can make. I have a marked range rod to indicate when the bullet is fully seated and even a small variation can make a big differance at 100yds.

Had excellent results at the 50 yd with the first three shoots all bulls so I set up the 100 yd.

I was using 90 gr of loose T7 and the 300gr QTs (Precision Bullets MB).

The scope on my ML is a Tasco Bantam shotgun scope. It has only a 2x fixed power so at 100 yds your covering most of the target area with the reticle. So precise aiming is difficult as your sighting on the red dot behind the centre of the reticle pattern.

Shot 1: did not swab barrel before I loaded it after taking x3 shots at 50 yds.
the ram rod seated about 1/4 " above the mark.

Shot 2: same, did not swab and the sabot it didn't seat very well. You could feel the crud ring as I pushed past it

Shot 3: swabbed the barrel with a 'Rusty Duck' patch, gave it a good clean and the sabot seated to the mark on the ram rod.

Shot 4: did NOT swab after the 3rd shot.

Shot 5: swabbed between shots.
Shot 6: swabbed between shots.

Well I have quite a different approach. I pull the breech plug, solvent and scrub the bore till the patches gleam white. I even then give it an alcohol swab to remove any residue. Clean ,dry and grease plug and put back in. Fire a primer. That gun is now as it is going to be when I pull er off the rack to hunt. This is a painful process for sight in, but. If You called me tonight and said hey got a great spot, lets go tomorrow. I'd go get er off the rack, load w/o primer and I know where that first and only shot is going exactly. Not sorta, but exactly. Mike I respect You as a board member but I'd have to have em a whole lot tighter

[standup]

True I am not sure about the powder burn however when your gun groups like this I think I am ok not swabbing between shots...

Aren't You smokeless?

[standup]

I don't need to swab between shots because I shoot smokeless powder in my Savage 10ML ii.........

OK that answers that. Oh wait till you got not powder residue build up, but polymer.

[MikePal]

Tasco Bantam shotgun scope. It has only a 2x fixed power so at 100 yds your covering most of the target area with the reticle. So precise aiming is difficult as your sighting on the red dot behind the centre of the reticle pattern.

Mike I respect You as a board member but I'd have to have em a whole lot tighter

Holy Crap this is an old zombie thread...goes back to 2009

Standup..as I stated in the original post, back then I was using a scope with a reticle that blocked out the entire center area of the target panel at 100 yds, so you basically were shooting blind, centre of mass shots.

Since then I have changed the scope and am now hitting much better...this is with a forestock rest.

[standup]

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