You may recall this recent thread http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/blac...cy-report.html
where I had poor 1st shot accuracy with a squeaky alcohol clean barrel. Well I received my order of Slip 2000 lube and Hoppes Elite cleaner and finally made it out to the desert today. I had cleaned and lubed my bore a few days ago and wiped it with a dry patch.

Well, the sabot/bullet went down noticeably easier compared to squeaky clean, and the first shot was about 6 inches higher than I'd bean grouping. That's the opposite of of my 6" low shot on a squeaky clean barrel. The next shot was maybe 2-1/2" lower than the first. I then tried d.winsor's trick of cleaning with Hoppes Elite, dry patching, then lubing with Slip 2000, then another dry patch. The next two shots almost touched each other at about 1" higher than I'd bean grouping before I ever tried Slip. Note, I didn't swab between these two shots.

Then I decided to take the rifle apart and do a pretty thorough cleaning. I cleaned everything except the breach plug, which I only drilled out. I then used Slip 2000 and another dry patch. After waiting a few minutes for it to dry good, I loaded up and shot. Again, it was about 6" high. My next shot was a real puzzle, as it went about 9" low. The third shot was about 2" lower than I'd been grouping. Fourth shot was right in my group area. Very frustrating.

It was getting dark, so I didn't have time to clean again and try primer fouling or squib fouling. That's what I'll try next time. For now, I left the gun fouled as my javelina hunt starts Friday.