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pyscodog

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Anyone use this. Its a small fan the fits in the chamber of your rifle to help cool it down between shots. Its fairly cheap and of course the video's say it works well. Cools a barrel in five minutes. barrelcool.com. Check it out and tell me what you think.
 
It would be interesting to see how long the batteries will last. Those C123 batteries are not cheap and could lead into a lot of expense.
 
A $9 air mattress pump from Walmart that uses D batteries lasts quite a few range trips with a hose that attaches to a bore guide. I also made a copper coil that I put in a cooler and attach the coil to the intake on the pump.. The only downside is noise.
 
Worried about noise at a gun range?? Sounds like a great idea, think I'll go shopping tomorrow.
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the part that screws on the pepsi bottle is sold at parts stores and wal mart for about $3.50. then you have the rod guide. 2 liter bottles are better.
Directions:
Insert the bore guide in the rifle, tilt barrel down. Tilt the water bottle up, let gravity feed the water through the bore, usually takes between 4-6 oz.
Run dry patches through the bore on a tight punch type jag. Dry the chamber, go back to shooting.
The whole process takes about 3 minutes from start to finish, then half that.

We have used many, many every expensive rifles with this system since 1987, best thing since a mother's love.
 
I saw that to Keith. There was a video with a similar set up. It would be easier than the air pump. I was fighting barrel heat today at the range. Seems when its 90 degrees out, its hard to cool a barrel down. After two shots with the Creedmore and the light barrel it would throw the third shot. First two were good but the third was high. Did that with three different loads.
 
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Originally Posted By: pyscodog After two shots with the Creedmore and the light barrel it would throw the third shot. First two were good but the third was high. Did that with three different loads.


You got a sick rifle then. Can't even get off a 3 shot string in 90* heat. Instead of treating the symptom with cooling, I'd be for curing the cause.

Personally, I'd have no use for a rifle that can't hold it's poop in the right pile for 3 shots in a row.
Seriously.

- DAA
 
Its a new rifle and has had less than 40 rounds through it. I guess it might be my hand loads causing the flyer.....or shooter. I shot it with factory stuff the first time out and don't remember any ill shots but it was HOT yesterday and the barrel was really warm. Just figured it was caused by heat.
 
Heat could easily be a factor. But if so and it's really falling down by the third shot it is trying to tell you something and it's not about cooling
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- DAA
 
That was the first hand loads I shot in it. Maybe the loads need some tweeking. Not to worried about it yet as its so new. Doesn't even know its a gun yet.
 
The first two shots will heat up the chamber quite a bit, and if you're cambering the third round and letting it sit in the hot chamber for more then a few seconds it is soaking up that heat and could change the velocity quite a bit depending on what powder you are using in your loads. Try not cambering until you are ready to take sight and shoot. Or let the chamber cool a few mins between shots.
 
People come up with all kinds of ways to cool a barrel using pumps and air or CO2. Some of it gets ridiculous complex. Heat up a piece of steel to where it feels hot then blow on it, see how much good that does. Then put water on it and see how quickly it cools.

Pumps or fans and air is a waste of time. This right here is stupid simple and cheap and works..... fast.

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the part that screws on the pepsi bottle is sold at parts stores and wal mart for about $3.50. then you have the rod guide. 2 liter bottles are better.
Directions:
Insert the bore guide in the rifle, tilt barrel down. Tilt the water bottle up, let gravity feed the water through the bore, usually takes between 4-6 oz.
Run dry patches through the bore on a tight punch type jag. Dry the chamber, go back to shooting.
The whole process takes about 3 minutes from start to finish, then half that.

We have used many, many every expensive rifles with this system since 1987, best thing since a mother's love.
 
Rubbing alcohol works better.
I tried an air set up, but there's just too much thermal mass to air cool.
You might be better to line your rifle case with gel oaks, but by the end of
The day they'll be warm too. Great excuse to buy another rifle, or two.
 
Benchrest shooters don't have time for their barrels to cool between shots, nor do they need to because the rifle and stock are set up properly. The last time I checked these guys were responsible for the worlds most accurate rifles. There are things you can and should do to your rifle to have it perform well with multiple shot groups. Spend more time learning how to set up your rifle and learn to shoot better, not trying to hurt anyone's feelings just trying to give some good advice.
 
I bought a Savage 11 LW Hunter in 6.5CM and it would only group 2 shots with the 3rd a flier with every load. I suspected that the bbl needed a better heat treatment or possibly a cryo treatment after everything else on it checked out. Decided on a Shilen drop in bbl - problem fixed.
 
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