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Why do people blow down the barrels of an O/U.


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Afternoon all,

 

I've often wondered why peeps blow down the barrels of their O/U's at clay grounds :blush:

 

It's a genuine question as I can't fathom out the answer for myself. :no:

 

If it was to check for blockages surely a visual examination is better and if it's for cooling (which I very much dought) then an airline and compressor would be better but obviously not very practical to carry around a clay ground :lol:

 

Please, someone put me out of my misery and tell me :good:

 

Cheers.

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I do it occasionally, mainly if I've shot my last 2 clays and am about to put my gun in a rack whilst I button/score for someone else. I some times find there is smoke in the barrel and it's a force of habbit that I like to see daylight through the barrels before I close it and rack it. I know there won't be anything in it as I've just taken the spent carts out but like I say....force of habbit. Can't speak for anybody else but that's why I sometime do it.

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I only really do it when using my hushpower .410. Mainly because if I miss, which is often, I won't even be able to tell if the shot/wad has cleared the barrel due to the lack of noise and recoil...

 

However it takes some blowing (ooh er missus) because the moderator holds on to plenty of smoke.

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it`s just a habit people pick up. usually a ritual thing for no reason with most

 

That's it with me...I've just realised.

 

Dunno why, I don't want to slip the gun with barrels full of smoke. No practical reason or knowledge of why I shouldn't, just don't want to.

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Was watching a White gold cup final video (possibly on here) and one of the shooters put a cleaning rod with a mop on it down after every shot :unsure: all just down to personal pre/post shot routine :)

 

I believe that was Paul Chaplow suffering with broken ejectors at the time :oops:

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