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Anyone have or tried one of these, I ordered one but have not received it yet, I figured I have spent a lot more than $35.00 on other things so we shall see. Apparently it cuts cooling time in half.
http://barrelcool.com/
Dean
PS: I am sure it would come in handy at P Dog hunt
Mined arrived about a week ago and I used it at the range....not a cure all but reduced temp a lot quicker.
I'm glad you posted this. Gave me a great idea. I just need to get busy and build a prototype now!
I am sure that they work,but they cool only to ambient temp,
if you can wait that long
after I said that ,I will order one
Seems pretty cool...no pun intended. Smaller than a scuba tank, probably last about as long. Some guy at the range had one last summer, or something like it.
I just set my gun in the rack and shoot another gun for a while. Even less waiting.
You could rig up your own larger battery powered fan.
Battery costs will be a long term annoyance , I suspect far less than hours listed.
Recharagable would be much better.
Is there sufficient room for the unit to pull cooler air into the chamber? One video I watched a week or two ago looked like it filled the chamber on the full side, so you would have to remove the bolt to help with air flow, if that would help any.
A large fan blowing across the barrel will most definitely help cool the barrel, but convenience and the required power makes it challenging in many cases. Because BarrelCool doubled as a chamber flag, it can be used at every range in the US during cease fires and will fit in any range bag, rifle bag or pocket.Quote:
Originally Posted by RC20
If you do not have a rack to place a rifle standing upright to take advantage of the "chimney effect," BarrelCool is a good way of getting the same effect with more airflow and with the rifle resting as is, on the bench or shooting station.
Rechargeables have less capacity than standard batteries so they will go out faster, but yes, you can recharge them. With (3) CR123A batteries that each have 1400mAH of capacity, we tested and documented on multiple occasions, approximately 7 hours of battery life in constant ON mode and much more than that while using it intermittently in 20-30 minute intervals. BarrelCool will come with a set of batteries and we also sell some at a very reasonable cost that you can order at the same time.
The fan is located on the top and there is sufficient space in most actions and firearms for cooler air to be drawn into BarrelCool and through the bore.Quote:
Originally Posted by jpx2rk
You can also buy the batteries in a rechargeable form, with recharger. Here is what I found after a brief search. https://www.amazon.com/Power2000-XP-...attery+charger
Even comes with a cigarette lighter adapter for your car so you can charge on the way to the range.
Well I put mine to the test today, and it worked better than I thought, so I am pleased to say the least.
Dean
Sounds good Deano....I may end up getting one...
and besides, how cool is it to be sitting at the range with a fan blowing down the chamber cooling it off 😉👍
Scooter
Well I researched my 'idea' some. Turns out a few other guys have already done it. That is, using a CO2 cartridge and bleed valve/regulator to purge the bore/chamber. The CO2 would cool the bbl much more quickly than ambient air.
A vortex cooler connected to a scuba tank would be about perfect.
I was thinking a paintball tank at first, but thought about portability and thought the small cartridges(single range session) would work out pretty well. Not sure about how much pressure a scuba tank holds? or if there would be any integrity issues. (not a diver). But yeah the vortex cooler would be a similar premise.
You also run the possibility of cooling too quickly and then having condensate left in the barrel if not done properly. Just a thought to consider...Quote:
Originally Posted by RustyShackle
Scope eye can you use regular 9volt batteries ?
No not with out jury rigging you can't.
Dean
heres how you cool a barrel quickly...wet T shirt kept in a cooler...works well for other things but we wont go into that LOL!
http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/.../photo1-96.jpg
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.works well for other things but we wont go into that LOL
I'd be all for Barrel Cool, IF it had the ability to utilize a USB battery.
Most of us carry one for our phones, tablets, etc.
Having the ability to run Barrel cool off a USB battery would make it rechargable, easy battery change, and multifunctional.
Plus, with some USB batteries you'd have 100's of hours of capacity.
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Originally Posted by LongRange
Beat me to the punch before I could take a pic. I use towel + frozen discarded bottled water containers. $0 for towel, maybe $.10 for freezer electric, $05 for tap water. An old PD hunter trick.
Just buy rechargeable RCR123A batteries w/ charger. http://www.batteryjunction.com/tener...r-400-kit.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by triehl27
Then if you don't have one already buy a 12V DC to 115 VAC inverter for your vehicle. I have/use a 400 Peak but there are others. I use it in my truck to charge-maintain my tool, camera and muff rechargeables.
Bill
I saw a guy taking this a step further and using isopropyl alcohol on rags to speed up the cooling.Quote:
Originally Posted by rbp75503
I have used the wet rags trick a bunch of times and it works Van Nuys in the dry Arizona heat.
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I had heard of some folks running water through the bore on some pretty high dollar rifles when shooting in 105 F temps. When I lived in the desert years go I decided to try it since I couldn't shoot more than 2 shots in ten minutes without the barrel becoming too hot. Often it was too hot just sitting there in the sun after 1 shot or even ZERO shots.
It worked really well. Just run a few dry patches through when done and one lightly oiled and start shooting again. No adverse impact on Stainless tubes per bore scope inspection and accuracy / barrel life. I am still shooting some of those barrels a decade later. It cools significantly faster than water soaked rags on the outside. I usually do both the wet rags and the water down the tube. Make sure the steel is below 298 F before you do this. If water on the outside RAPIDLY sizzles away, you are likely on the upper edge or too hot to use water cooling. Let it air cool down below the boiling point inside the bore and then run water through it.
From Wikipedia:
Tempering quenched-steel at very low temperatures, between 66 and 148 °C (151 and 298 °F), will usually not have much effect other than a slight relief of some of the internal stresses. Tempering at higher temperatures, from 148 to 205 °C (298 to 401 °F), will produce a slight reduction in hardness, but will primarily relieve much of the internal stresses. Tempering in the range of 260 and 340 °C (500 and 644 °F) causes a decrease in ductility and an increase in brittleness, and is referred to as the "tempered martensite embrittlement" (TME) range.
i seen a guy using a barrel cool yesterday at our match...it worked very well and the batteries lasted and were still going strong from 830am until 3pm...im going to get one and will report back...i think with a cool wet rag and air blowing through the barrel it will cool quickly.
Two sizes scuba tankes.Quote:
Originally Posted by RustyShackle
71 CF: Run 2450 psi as I recall.
80: 3000 psi (I had one, dive guy hated me, but I always had more air than everyone else.
It all gets reduced down to workable via the regulator.
There are adaptors for air rifles, that's a huge amount of pressure so you need right stuff.
Both air and CO because of the venture affect create cold (velocity increase, pressure decrease, temp drops) so they would cool better than straight air. Old carbs use to ice up because of that (and aircraft have a heat diverter to clear it out and or stop it)
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Great supporting information