I used to do the wait until 400-500 rounds to clean it too. Everyone likes to say "I clean it when accuracy falls off". Well how do you know when that's going to happen? It's way easier (and smarter) to start out with a clean rifle every match. Show up, check in, hit the zero range, run 10-20 rounds, confirm zero and chrono. Barrel is fouled but you know it's not going to drop out on you in the middle of the match. I run gas gun (6 ARC) and with factory hornady ammo you definitely don't want to start out dirty because that's some dirty ammo. (Thankfully I handload for it now and what a difference N150 makes. lol) Now to put it the JP SCS and play with springs. See if I can tame that bolt impulse a little bit.
You learn it through experience, but the important part is to clean at regular intervals prior to that point at which you know accuracy falls off. For example, I typically only shoot one day club matches that require 100 rounds. I have learned that my accuracy will fall off between 300-400 rounds. So I clean after every other match. 200ish rounds down the barrel and I clean. Not saying my way or the highway. Just saying it has worked well for me for years.
Hope we can follow Josh on his PRS journey. Thank you guys. Glad to be part of the JP family now.
I used to do the wait until 400-500 rounds to clean it too. Everyone likes to say "I clean it when accuracy falls off". Well how do you know when that's going to happen? It's way easier (and smarter) to start out with a clean rifle every match. Show up, check in, hit the zero range, run 10-20 rounds, confirm zero and chrono. Barrel is fouled but you know it's not going to drop out on you in the middle of the match. I run gas gun (6 ARC) and with factory hornady ammo you definitely don't want to start out dirty because that's some dirty ammo. (Thankfully I handload for it now and what a difference N150 makes. lol) Now to put it the JP SCS and play with springs. See if I can tame that bolt impulse a little bit.
You learn it through experience, but the important part is to clean at regular intervals prior to that point at which you know accuracy falls off. For example, I typically only shoot one day club matches that require 100 rounds. I have learned that my accuracy will fall off between 300-400 rounds. So I clean after every other match. 200ish rounds down the barrel and I clean. Not saying my way or the highway. Just saying it has worked well for me for years.
Same. 10 minutes to clean a barrel and you are already removing one variable.
Coming from 3gun as well, i totally know what you mean about shooting prone lol
prone is the staple of long range shooting! Should be the first position you learn when shooting at any distance.
who the fuck shoots long range and never shoots prone? WTF! LOL!!!! SUPER FAIL!
Why do you guys say you need a bag? Why don't you just use your shoulder like your supposed to?
A rear bag goes under the stock in the rear, not between the shoulder and the stock. It dramatically improves accuracy.