Rifling worn for last few inches only ?

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Re: Rifling worn for last few inches only ?

#21 Post by Mauserbill »

Nothing you can do and would probably be uneconomical to rebarrel. Why not get the barrel bored out smooth and you will have a very nice Tikka shot gun for crows.
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#22 Post by breacher »

Mauserbill wrote:Nothing you can do and would probably be uneconomical to rebarrel. Why not get the barrel bored out smooth and you will have a very nice Tikka shot gun for crows.
Actually - not that expensive - if you find the right gunplumber.

And with a new barrel it will last a lot longer than I will !
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#23 Post by The Lord Flashheart »

Nothing to do with wear in my opinion, rather to do with that moderator being left on all the time.

The bore would then rust to buggery with the loose rust being carried off by either a bullet or by the first and only cleaning the bloke gave the night before he sold it on... :D

I bet if you pushed a soft lead slug through from the breech it would go loose as you got up near the muzzle.
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#24 Post by RufusRover »

I'm kinda shocked to read that 1000-1200 rounds is acceptable barrel life for a .243 :-( looking at my ticket I'm about 200 rounds from needing a new one! Is that really the time accuracy drops?
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Re: Rifling worn for last few inches only ?

#25 Post by Alpha1 »

Counter bore it.
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#26 Post by breacher »

Alpha1 wrote:Counter bore it.
Already short so that would leave it shorter !

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#27 Post by Alpha1 »

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Re: Rifling worn for last few inches only ?

#28 Post by Mattnall »

breacher wrote:
Alpha1 wrote:Counter bore it.
Already short so that would leave it shorter !
No it wouldn't.
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