Originally Posted By: OldTurtleSerious load testing is not a process to be done with impatience...While I agree with a wet towel to speed up barrel cooling, I also take a fold up chair and a book, planning on a 'several hours' session...with much leisure thrown in...Fortunately, our shooting benches are covered, so direct sun is usually not a factor..
Your chamber will retain some residual heat and ammunition is best kept in a small cooler to resist temperature change from ambient heat..
I see what your saying but doesnt that throw unreal variable into the game? Is the ammo going to be kept in a cooler in the field? You going to use some sort of cooling device under the same situations?
Id just open the bolt and let it cool more naturally...and just keep the ammo out of direct sunlight...just like I would myself...to get the most realistic set of data..???
