Olskool. I would like to try it sometime. In fact, Snakebit and I were discussing this on the phone yesterday. However, both of us has some reservations on leaving anything with water in the chamber for any length of time. Difficult to see down a .32 bore/chamber to see if any rust might be forming. I think that if I decide to follow through with this it will be with one of my big bores. I do believe that some of you are have excellent results with it.
Well, it's not the most fun I've had. I've killed doubles with my bow several times during hot weather. One time I was foolish enough to get a triple one morning. I looked like a samurai soldier with my knife tying to get all three of them cleaned and in the cooler while swatting flies at the the same time. The meat will be okay as long as ventilation is provided but there isn't much that can be done with flies and yellow jackets that get all over the deer.
i understand about the water. overnight would be safe but i would not leave it in longer myself,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
well, many hundreds get killed and skinned every year down here in the heat with no ill effects. i have killed many in the heat and skin them out an hour latter or longer and no problem,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Same here. My standard procedure is if I stick a deer and do not see it fall, even though I might have heard if fall, I immediately note the time and will wait up until one hour before I begin looking for it. Most of the time its laying about where I thought I heard if fall. Thus why I have gotten several doubles and one triple. While waiting and timing more deer came though.
a friend an i went one morning. i like sitting on the ground. i was hunting with a non-black powder rifle. it was October but real warm. i was after some meat for some friends of my wife and myself. an 8-point buck came out and i killed him, a doe came out 10 min. latter and i shot her dead. 30 min. latter a 6 point came out and i shot him dead. we have a lot of deer here in the lowcountry but they are plenty wild! it was 2hours before we started cleaning them. no ill effects,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
The purpose of the rifling is to grab the patch. I personally would want everything as friction free as possible. That is why you pay the big bucks for a top of the line Rice barrel they are finished significantly smoother than others. The Green Mountain barrel I recently got is horrible and needs a lot of work. It would never smooth out no matter how many shots you shoot through it. It was probably cut to fast and not cleared of shaving, with dull bits or not enough lub. It needs more than a few strokes with scotch brite and steel wool and polishing compound. But it needs to be done.
It’s a very fine polish probably works well
FWIW I've seen accuracy fall off when TOO MUCH paste lubes, like Bore Butter et al, builds up in the bore. Then the load/patch doesn't grab the rifling, but it sorta just skips down the bore.
So it sounds like to much polish was done reducing the height of the lans. Same thing with unmentionables and the use of copper removal many complain they have to shoot the gun a ton to bring the accuracy back. In my mind not all barrels are cut as well as others. Having to polish or smooth the barrel to get the patch and ball down that fit fine annoys me too no end.
