Cooling Barrel With All Thread Rod.

[NeoBlackdog]

Ice bullets!

 

[osprey]

If it's a slow range day I could hog a couple of benches and bring a couple of rifles. If it's a busier day, I don't want to be that guy.

Dunking rifle barrel is a good idea but would be frowned upon by RSOs.

Why do you need more than one bench to shoot multiple rifles? Most ranges have racks to store rifles when not on bench. Shoot one until it needs a break and switch it out for another in rack, rinse, lather, repeat.

 

[osprey]

Will any of these cooling methods cause warpage of the barrel?

No, but some should require loss of man card!

 

[orygun]

Layne Simpson says he uses a funnel and pours water down the barrel.

 

[osprey]

Breech to muzzle I hope.

 

[arakboss]

Why do you need more than one bench to shoot multiple rifles? Most ranges have racks to store rifles when not on bench. Shoot one until it needs a break and switch it out for another in rack, rinse, lather, repeat.

We have to fully case ours up before it can leave the bench.

 

[osprey]

We have to fully case ours up before it can leave the bench.

Hmm, I would shoot somewhere else.

 

[orygun]

Hmm, I would shoot somewhere else.

Fortunately I have a place to shoot by myself. There are lots of rules at ranges because there are a lot of stupid people.

 

[osprey]

Fortunately I have a place to shoot by myself. There are lots of rules at ranges because there are a lot of stupid people.

Copy that, I belong to a private range and I go on days and times there usually is no one around. I do volunteer for a couple hours on Thursday afternoons when we are open to the public, to help RSO run the range. After we close , I usually bring a gun or two and shoot for a bit.

 

[osprey]

At our range a chamber flag goes in rifle when you are done shooting it and you can then transport with muzzle straight up to racks. I usually only bring 2 -3 rifles at the most, but having multiples allows for a decent cool down cycles.

 

[DLS]

Do I worry about shooting enough that heat accelerates wear ...YES! Especially when shooting my .220 Swift, .257 Weatherby, or an extremely accurate Remington 40x in .308 Winchester. My long-range uppers used for service rifle competition deserve extra love as well. Throat erosion and fire-cracking will rob a barrel of accuracy much sooner than necessary if heat is not managed.

My daughter's Winchester Featherweight is a beautifully balanced rifle with its thin sporter barrel. Even the mild .257 Roberts heats that barrel to the "too hot to touch" level with only a couple of 5-round groups.

Will any of these methods warp a barrel? Highly unlikely given the torsional and longitudinal stability of a steel rod, even with a hole bore down it longitudinal axis (barrels are stressed releived when manufactured as well). Of the methods mentioned here, dunking the hot barrel in water would be the most likely to cause warping because of the shock of sudden temperature change.

As mentioned, repeatedly inserting a rod can damage the rifle, and once the rod becomes hot (assuming that it does) you now need to place that rod somewhere and wait for it to cool before you can use it again. Another thought, surface contact is necessary for significant heat transfer and the threads greatly reduce the amount of contact.

So air blown through the bore is.simple to use, effective, easy to transport with no mess. Add some exterior cooling and the end result occurs much faster.

 

[Hemlock]

MagnetoSpeed's new barrel cooler

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[arakboss]

Lots of guys are adding triggers and devices to speed up rate of fire on their rifles. I just want to average a round a minute, for 20min. That shouldn't have a big impact on barrel life.

 

[Koda]

Lots of guys are adding triggers and devices to speed up rate of fire on their rifles. I just want to average a round a minute, for 20min. That shouldn't have a big impact on barrel life.

Military and self defense rifles are a different thing. It makes no sense to intentionally degrade potential life or accuracy of a target or hunting rifle regardless of its value.
Forget about the rate of fire.... Just use an air blower barrel cooler and or dont shoot it till its hot to touch, it does not get any simpler than that.

 

[arakboss]

Military and self defense rifles are a different thing. It makes no sense to intentionally degrade potential life or accuracy of a target or hunting rifle regardless of its value.
Forget about the rate of fire.... Just use an air blower barrel cooler and or dont shoot it till its hot to touch, it does not get any simpler than that.

"....it does not get any simpler than that."

@RVTECH might disagree. His advice was the simplest of them all.

"Just go shoot and not concern yourself with it."

 

[joken]

I'd try some 1/4" copper pipe or maybe aluminum, assuming your theory has merit. I remove the bolt and rack the rifle. heat rises and there will be a draft up the barrel

 

[Koda]

"....it does not get any simpler than that."

@RVTECH might disagree. His advice was the simplest of them all.

"Just go shoot and not concern yourself with it."

Makes no sense to ruin a good gun.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Why do things that abuse your firearm....?

Just shoot it...if the barrel gets hot...stop shooting and let it cool naturally.
You ain't defending you position against all odds....or shooting against an Olympic class target shooter.
Andy

 

[arakboss]

AIapocalypse could be around the corner.

 

[Knobgoblin]

AIapocalypse could be around the corner.

My god !!
He's right!