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Cleaning for Carbon

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mdoolin said:
I had a carbon ring buildup on my 6.5 PRC this past weekend. The rifle only has ~250 rounds down the barrel all of which have been factory hornady ammo. Is that carbon buildup normal and is there anything I can do to prevent it?

I wish I had found this thread before i cleaned it. I ran a nylon brush through it a lot, let swabs soak with bore tech cleaner and after what felt like a million patches I got it clean enough it feeds rounds without marking up the bullet.
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I think some of these modern high performance smaller caliber cartridges are more prone to carbon rings. That fact, combined with the fact that a lot of shooters seem to be adverse from using a bronze or brass brush. There is also now more awareness due to borescopes being in common usage.

One thing that has helped me is keeping my brass at maximum trim length. In my case, 6.5 Creedmoor I keep at 1.920", I trim as part of every reload using a Henderson trimmer which is fast and easy.
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House Budget Proposal to remove Tax on Suppressors but not remove it from the NFA

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clcustom1911 said:
They might shoot that much. But they're not doing shit. I can get more out of a $40-60 session of 5.56 ammo out of my Mk12 at varying distances.

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Very true. I only shoot 40 rds usually, if that when going out to distance. Blasting $200 on ammo at 100 yds and under is kind of stupid. Well, really any distance for just practice. Like check zero, check varying distances, chrono, take notes, call it a day. Hell I could likely get by with 10 rds if I really wanted to.
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Firefighters shot responding to wildfire in North Idaho

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Gunfighter14e2 said:
Saw none around me, but I'm sure in the liberal belt down south between Ms & Ga. there was, as well as the cluster fuck known as Madison co. They need to rename that shit hole, little Ca. The fucks coming in there to/for Red Stone & the rest of the MIC is sicking,...
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Agreed. Madison Co. is the new CA.

jbuck88 said:
Not that I'm blaming you for anything, but WA state did this recently to the area we hunt. Developed a mt bike trail system through the mountains I've hunted for 17years, my father in law has hunted them for over 40yrs. The area use to be 70% sucess rate, last year it was down to 9%. Im sure none of the mountain bikers understand why everyone hates them.

So it's not a requirement for you to know the rules and hunting seasons, but please understand that the states are doing their best to limit opportunities for us and end hunting as we know it.

We all share the resources.

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That’s happening in states all across the US.


Detroit_1 said:
I'm in the da woods by myself a lot day time and night time.....been through the hunting thing with others while shooting, been through the camper thing while shooting, been through the pissed off land owner, been through the stumbled on grow site, been through the illegals camped with guns (crop workers), have had a mether or few stop and want to talk (see what is available to steal) been shot at for being in the wrong area and folks wanted me gone.

I like the comments about it's my area too. Yet they lack a certain practical understanding that some people are far more serious about it than you are.

* One can drive from the Mexican border to Canada on back roads if one has great maps / removal of head hands and feet + fire + a hammer for the teeth and misshaping of the skull + scatter a few miles away. Throw the remaining chunk over the edge and drag it down the hill 50 yards and tuck it under the brush - critters will take care of the rest. Problems can be solved easily out there, especially if one is just movin through the area. There are some folks (particularly since COVID) that are hiding out in woods that you really don't want to make contact with.
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Precisely why I said in another thread that this land sale is about so much more than people realize.
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Remembering Operation Red Wings

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lonegunman762x51 said:
Didn't Lutrell say this whole story was made up? Something about him being rescued with all of his ammo and gear.

After the SEALS left USAF Tsgt Chapman to die alone when they abandoned him on a mountain in Afghanistan and he fought to the death, I'm going to have to refrain from celebrating these heroes.
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Yup. He didn't even know about the book written in his name until someone told him about it while he was on deployment. Almost nothing about the story is true. There was only something like 8-10 enemy combatants there, Marcus booked it at the beginning. As far as I know the actual video is still up on youtube.
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