I have a couple rifles treated with the Montana X-treme bore conditioner right now. A White Bison, a CVA Staghorn Magnum, and a Remington Genesis. So I decided it looked half way nice outside compared to the last four days. Boy was I wrong!!!
The thermometer at the yard said eight degrees. It did not look all that windy but I was really wrong. I have no idea what the windchill was out there, but it was kind of brutal.
I had the CVA Staghorn Magnum. I took a dry patch and swabbed the bore before I started this mistake to shoot today. I did pop a primer through the bore. I then loaded 90 grains of Triple Seven 2f powder and a 350 gr Hornady FPB.
The shooting was done at 50 yards. The snowing was coming down and the wind howling. I shot the first shot and was happy with that. I had a patch I had misted with Windex so I swabbed the bore and did not run a dry patch. I then loaded and shot number #2. I swabbed again with the same patch which I admit was very dirty. I then loaded and shot #3.
I leaned the rifle against the shooting bench and walked up to look at the target. And when I was walking back, I saw the rifle slide sideways and disappear in the snow. So I realized I would have to go back to the house to check the rifle over and clean off the snow, and with the weather what it was, decided to call it a day.
Warmer weather is coming. And I can wait. This really was not much of a test for the bore conditioner or the new bullets. But all of them do show some promise. Clean up was easy. I put some Windex on a patch and swabbed the bore clean in three patches. Then some dry patches. And finally gave it another Montana X-treme bore treatment.
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At this stage I can not say. It is suppose to make fowling easier to remove and not form. I never had a crud ring today, but then I did not shoot long enough to have much of anything.
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In m y Pro Hunter I had a crud ring begin after the 1 st shot of T7. cayugad, good test i will be interested to see what your findings are. I don't think T7 was that bad a shooting powder, i just found it a real pain to constantly swab between shots. After shoot cleaning was dirty as well but no something that bothered me. I do it no ,matter what I shoot, but the range time it was horrible for m,e.
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These FPB's loaded really easy. I was kind of concerned after reading some of the posts by other members about the tight bore on the CVA when they were trying the FPB's. The conical was easy to load, popped it under the muzzle and then it slid down real good with the range rod. Its a shame it was so cold out there or I would have had a lot more time with these things. And I wanted to see how the bore conditioner would do.
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Well it has warmed up.. it was above zero. Just there was a wind coming off Lake Superior that was a little brisk today. Maybe tomorrow. They said it is supposed to snow still, but I don't mind shooting in the snow.
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This morning I got a Renegade out, it is the one that I use for PRB, shooting. I alcoholed the barrel to get everythng I could out, probably should have boiled it out - but anyway I ran a patch of MX and plan on shooting it next @ the farm. First application of MX in it - so it might not be as good as I hope - but you gave the itch to shoot a sidehammer - so it is next...
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testing Montana X-treme Bore Conditioner
