Deer stalking: Do high-tech products increase rifle accuracy?

ShootingUK is the complete shooting resource for the British shooting community. From shotgun licence and shotgun certificate information to gun reviews, game shooting, clay shooting and more.

| Next

Do high-tech products increase rifle accuracy?

Do high-tech products increase rifle accuracy? The jury's still out.

By George Wallace

Thursday, 04 March 2010

Deer stalking: A friend has treated his rifle with some high-tech aftermarket product that is supposed to reduce fouling and increase both accuracy and velocity. He can’t honestly notice much difference but are you aware of any of these products that really do work?

Deer stalking
GEORGE WALLACE
I have tried a couple without being very impressed, so I suppose you could put me down as a sceptic.

However, a most amiable and personable chap came to see me at the Midland Game Fair last autumn and asked if I would like to try a product called Microlon which is supposed to do all the things you describe; and even more, such as slicking the action and improving lock time and smoothness of trigger and bolt.

Have a look at www.microloneurope.co.uk

I am getting hopeful results with my Army and Navy black powder ball-and-shot gun, but that may be of little interest to Sporting Gun readers!

More useful, probably, will be the tests with my .270 once they are complete.

I might then go on to the .22 Hornet but that is currently so incredibly accurate that I absolutely will not touch it until I am certain of the result.

So stay tuned, just in case the Editor allows me to report on such arcane research.