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Ben Grady

Hi guys, I have had an injured elbow so have not advanced in the development of my P17 25-06 loads.
During the last load development session at the range. My chrony was showing unusually fast speeds of 3200fps for my 117gr Pro hunters. At max or just under- book loads (primers and bolt lift showing no signs of pressure issues). Next visit to the range I am going to try seating the bullets deeper and see what happens (factory rounds were 1.5mm shorter than my loads and showed better accuracy. One thing I did notice was copper fowling in one of the lands only. I am wondering if this is probably caused by a burr from when the barrel was reamed. I think I have finally grown big enough balls to give hand lapping a go and will hand lap the throat to remove any burs and a light touch to the rest of the barrel. I will follow Nathans instructions from the Accurizing and Maintenance book.
My question is: do I lube the maroon poly pad with CRC Longlife or do I use the maroon poly pad dry? I guess it should be lubed but if someone could confirm this I would be grateful.