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Cooling fan
Hi I've been thinking of getting a fan to use, to help cool the barrel , at the moment here in England it's quite hot (for here ) after about 10 shots my .223 needs to cool down , and my 6.5 after about 5 shots , so I've been looking at a battery powered fan say 4 to 5 inch to speed up the cooling , dose anybody use one and dose anyone know of any reason why this is a bad idea
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A cooling fan will help it cool faster but still not ideal depending on air temperature to do it quickly…Check this one out of you are looking at fans…http://barrelcool.com
My own method …if you are shooting on a burner of day with varmint barrels…
“Finger cots” + ice and bucket of water…but the finger cot over the barrel and dip the barrel stock deep in the ice water for a couple secs , towel dry and place in the rack for a couple minutes…the barrel will even out the cooling effect in a couple minutes down to the action and any water residue or vapour will evaporate quickly. Guys think your crazy when they see it for the first time but it really works well. I do this on really hot days and it cuts down my range time by more then half…I've even went out and bought a cheap “laser thermometer” which really helps you know exactly what is going on with the barrel and allows you to begin shooting groups at exactly the same barrel temperature…no guessing by touch or feel.
I would not recommend this to the guy that doesn't pay attention to barrel heat and shoots a full box of ammo and thinks he can dump the barrel in water and walk away….its only to manage barrel heat and help keep a consistent temperature between 3 to 5 shot strings…you are not quenching a super hot barrel.
I was sceptical at first when a buddy told me about this so I heated up a barrel with a heat gun at home one night…got all the stuff and tried it…have not looked back. It works.
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Thank you I've was looking at them barrel fans last night , might drop them an email about sending one to England , your ice water method might be a step too far for me , but I might give it a go just to see
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I just bought one of the barrelcool fans and it seems to be fairly well built. It does not move as much air as an air mattress inflator pump – which some guys have rigged up with vinyl tubing and a bore guide to achieve a similar effect. It is interesting to note that just opening the action and placing the rifle near vertical (muzzle up) will create a significant “chimney” effect and draw cooler air through the bore much better than leaving the rifle on the bags horizontally – works almost as well as the fans I believe. Of course you need a rack or bench handy to do this but my point is that the fans allow you to leave the rifle horizontal rather than giving a large advantage in cooling time over the chimney effect. Also I should mention that I have not used my barrelcool tool (other than to see that it works at all) so I may be mistaken in how it compares to the chimney.
I will update when I get a chance to give it a real test.
interesting method Dogdown! I like it though it seems I never have ice when I need it.
keep hydrated! – Eric
p.s. The barrelcool fans can be shipped to the UK, but the the seller can't include more than 3 batteries with the shipment due to airline restrictions – so if you order 2 or 3 to save on shipping you only get batteries for one of them I believe.
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