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MAH Participating Member Offline Posts: 22 Joined: Feb 8^th, 2018	Understanding Ratchet Barrels Yesterday at 7:57pm	Print Post
	Good Men, I recently put together a 30-20 with a ratchet barrel. I have notice that it takes 8-10 shots before the barrel settles down and starts to print. The bullets I am using are a 130 grain Lyman, and 155 grain RCBS flat nose. Both cast to a #2 Lyman alloy, with a velocity at 1375 fps. Barrel has less than 500 rounds thru it. A bit perplex as I have never had a gun do this. So school this ole boy a might. Mech


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12196 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Understanding Ratchet Barrels Reply #1 - yesterday at 9:33pm	Print Post
	Now there is an interesting post. A single shot rifle chambered in 32-20 with a ratchet rifled barrel. Very unusual. To start off with, what brand barrel is it and how did you wind up with it? It's not unusual that a rifle shoots more accurately after a few fouling shots. My old Buddy Chuck used to shoot twenty or thirty shots on a sighter target before going for score. I have only one rifle with a ratchet rifled bore but it's a percussion rifle.
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Jeff_Schultz ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 1653 Location: Ransomville, NY Joined: Apr 25^th, 2004	Re: Understanding Ratchet Barrels Reply #2 - yesterday at 10:07pm	Print Post
	I would try some 25-1 alloy and bump the velocity up 100fps or more.

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