heat and range time

[FOTIS]

Just wanted to see what others think about results at the range when it is so hot.
What do you do to keep the barrel temps down?

 

[hubcap]

Year around,hot or cold I take three to five rifles while firing three shots and grab another gun. I rarely shoot five but when I do I let the rifle cool back for 30 miniutes. Where I live it really never gets hot. 80 degrees is hot for us.

 

[SJB358]

Same as hubcap here. It gets hot. We try and time our shots and keep than as cool as we can. Sometimes we may even rotate in rifles while shooting just to give adequate cooling time. Scotty

 

[DrMike]

Since I'm often working with barrel break-in or working up loads, there is a lot of cleaning between sets. Consequently, the solvents and time to clean ensure adequate cooling. I do take pains to give lots of time between shots and between groups with any single rifle. I almost always have multiple rifles with me at any given time.

 

[Desert Fox]

It's 105 here right now. Shooting in that condition is out of question. I'll wake up around 4am and be at the range around 5:30. The bullet start flying around 6AM and by 8AM I'm done.

 

[BK]

Lots of guns and rotate them. The real scorchers like the .257 Weatherby and .300 RUM (when I get it ready to go will get a lot of down time. I need to start taking a .22 RF along with me.

 

[wildgene]

...I usually shoot 3 shot groups, rotate 3-6 rifles, try to shoot earlier in the morning, & occassionally use a towel wrapped around the barrel & soaked w/ alcohol, the evaporation takes the heat out of the barrel fairly quickly (mostly for pdawg shooting)...

 

[CatskillCrawler]

I have been tempted to pour water over a barrel but never have. I always get impatient even tho I bring plenty of other distractions(handguns and other rifles) I always want to get back to my project.

I never shoot when it's above 90* but even at 70-85* I find myself shooting to quickly.

 

[JD338]

Fotis,

I use a rag with cold water to wrap the barrel. It pulls the heat out quickly.
I have also used rubbing alcohol, it evaporates off the barrel.

JD338

 

[FOTIS]

Cold wet rag huh?

 

[JD338]

Cold wet rag huh?

Yup, takes the heat out of the 338 RUM fast. :wink:

JD338

 

[C.Smith]

If I was smarter I would make a copper tube hooked up to some sort of water sorce so I could cycle water through the barrel, kind of how an engine is cooled. I think that would be cool, pun intended.

Corey

 

[wildgene]

If I was smarter I would make a copper tube hooked up to some sort of water sorce so I could cycle water through the barrel, kind of how an engine is cooled. I think that would be cool, pun intended.

Corey

...big benchrest events, you'll see people running a fishtank pump out of a cooler...

 

[C.Smith]

If I was smarter I would make a copper tube hooked up to some sort of water sorce so I could cycle water through the barrel, kind of how an engine is cooled. I think that would be cool, pun intended.

Corey

...big benchrest events, you'll see people running a fishtank pump out of a cooler...

I guess I can't retire on that idea darn.

Corey

 

[Guy Miner]

One of the gun rags had an article on a water-cooled prairie dog rifle a while back. It was pretty neat.

 

[C.Smith]

Maybe I should play around with I bet I could get more shooting on.

Corey

 

[FOTIS]

I know there was a system for sale not too long ago where there was compressed air and a small hose for the barrel.

 

[DrMike]

I know of people that use CO2 and a hose to blow the gas down the barrel during extended shoots. I've never done so, myself.

 

[FOTIS]

This was the basis of the aforementioned apparatus.

 

[DrMike]

Got ya'. I suppose it would work, and the gas would be dry. There should be no condensation of water on the barrel.