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Old 04-24-2018, 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Quest206 View Post
My 204 has over 1000 rounds down the tube and sill shoots fine. With such a small bore I find after 15-20 rounds the group will open up. Time for a quick clean. I keep a bore snake with me for field cleaning and that will bring my groups back into focus. Heat is the killer. I know it can be hard to take a break when the gophers are abundant but it will extend barrel life for sure.
Quite a bit easier to take a break these days but I never paid it much attention early in this rifles life. I run a four rifle rotation in the thick patches nowadays.
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