Anyone ever have a rifle foul up after 3 shots?
I have a new(ish) Kimber 84M LPT .308. Had 5 rounds down the tube when I bought it. I cleaned it good and sighted it in, took 9 to get it where I wanted it. I could tell it wasn't grouping very tightly, about 2 MOA. Cleaned the heck out of it till Barnes CR10 brought out clean patches.
Clean bore fouling shot hit a little low and about .75" to the right. Next 3 went .5 MOA group point of aim, but the next shoot was about an inch to the right. I thought maybe a flier, shot after that 1 inch right and 1 inch low. Finished off that box of ammo and had an 11 shot group about 2.5 MOA scattered low and right except for that 3 shot group into 1 hole. Ammo used was Hormady Match 178gr HPBT.
I haven't cleaned it yet since I have gotten home, waiting until girlfriend gets up and about for the day so I don't bug her too much but I am willing to bet I get lots and lots of blue patches.
I don't have a bore scope, so I can't check the barrel myself. What do you guys think, Tubbs Final Finish or take if to a competent smith and have him hand lap the barrel? Do you think a full regimine of Final Finish would be enough if the barrel fouls as fast as it does? I have Jimmy McCullogh close by and would probably have him do the lapping unless anyone knows a better smith closer to Birmingham, AL.
I have a new(ish) Kimber 84M LPT .308. Had 5 rounds down the tube when I bought it. I cleaned it good and sighted it in, took 9 to get it where I wanted it. I could tell it wasn't grouping very tightly, about 2 MOA. Cleaned the heck out of it till Barnes CR10 brought out clean patches.
Clean bore fouling shot hit a little low and about .75" to the right. Next 3 went .5 MOA group point of aim, but the next shoot was about an inch to the right. I thought maybe a flier, shot after that 1 inch right and 1 inch low. Finished off that box of ammo and had an 11 shot group about 2.5 MOA scattered low and right except for that 3 shot group into 1 hole. Ammo used was Hormady Match 178gr HPBT.
I haven't cleaned it yet since I have gotten home, waiting until girlfriend gets up and about for the day so I don't bug her too much but I am willing to bet I get lots and lots of blue patches.
I don't have a bore scope, so I can't check the barrel myself. What do you guys think, Tubbs Final Finish or take if to a competent smith and have him hand lap the barrel? Do you think a full regimine of Final Finish would be enough if the barrel fouls as fast as it does? I have Jimmy McCullogh close by and would probably have him do the lapping unless anyone knows a better smith closer to Birmingham, AL.