Load development and barrel cleaning?

[foxx]

I isn't that a fouled bore shoots better, it is that mostly load development happens with a fouled bore; so the preciseness of that potential load is dependent on the bores specific condition at that time.

The first I've heard THAT reasoning! Not saying it ain't so, but I think there's other reasons for a fouled barrel being more accurate than that. I think it has more to do with allowing the carbon and copper to fill the scratches, tooling marks and flaws of the barrel. When I first started handloading I cleaned my barrel every couple shots and I had difficulty getting any load to shoot well consistently. If you are right, I should have been able to find a "clean bore" load and a "fouled bore" load. That never happened. All I have found is once I get a good load, it shoots more accurately after a couple fouling rounds, whether the barrel is warm or cold. :) and my factory Savage barrels need at least 5.