[Flight01]

My tikka 7 mm rem mag is a hunting rifle and serves me well. After a good cleaning my cold bore shot will be 2" high and 1 1/2" right at 100 yards, let barrel cool and second shot is back on my point of aim, let barrel cool and shoot , cool and shoot, cool and shoot all day and she stays on with about 1" to 1 1/4" groups . But that first fouling shot is not my favorite. After a range session I like to clean it, then fire 2 shots, followed by a dry patch. Seems to help. Anyone have suggestions on a way to have a sort of fouled barrel that won't hurt my gun over time? And I don't plan on selling it ....but a new barrel is a possibility in the next 4 or 5 years.