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Ho0w do you know if your rifle barrel is shot out?
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<blockquote data-quote="MurraysMutts" data-source="post: 1646829" data-attributes="member: 39373"><p>Alright. First things first. Pull the bolt OUT.</p><p>UNLOADED AND SAFE!!</p><p>Clean the bore. Set the rifle on your sandbags and LOOK thru the bore. Does the rifling look ok from throat to muzzle?</p><p>Look thru the muzzle end. Same?</p><p>Good..</p><p>Now check the action screws and make sure the action is tight in the stock.</p><p>Give the scope a wiggle...</p><p>Do u think u thought u felt something?</p><p>Check the scope bases and rings for tightness.</p><p>I've seen scopes go to crap in short order too. Dont hold your face in the EXACT same spot and the crosshairs will dance all over the target.</p><p>Is the barrel freefloated?</p><p>Easy enough to check with a dollar bill or simple piece of paper. Run it under the barrel between it and the stock.</p><p>Most rifles have free floating barrels for hunting guns.</p><p></p><p>Let us know what ya find?</p><p></p><p>I had an 06 that would get warm and sling bullets everywhere. On the bench it had a float issue. The wood stock would put just enough pressure at the end to make it dance. Bit of sandpaper fixed that.</p><p>1/2 inch at 100 with hand loads was the norm after that.</p><p></p><p>Theres an easier trick to verify b4 getting the sandpaper out too..</p><p>Pull the action out of the stock, and cut a piece of an old cereal box.</p><p>Place it between the action and the bedding block in the stock. At the forward action end. Put it back together tight and test fire a few.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MurraysMutts, post: 1646829, member: 39373"] Alright. First things first. Pull the bolt OUT. UNLOADED AND SAFE!! Clean the bore. Set the rifle on your sandbags and LOOK thru the bore. Does the rifling look ok from throat to muzzle? Look thru the muzzle end. Same? Good.. Now check the action screws and make sure the action is tight in the stock. Give the scope a wiggle... Do u think u thought u felt something? Check the scope bases and rings for tightness. I've seen scopes go to crap in short order too. Dont hold your face in the EXACT same spot and the crosshairs will dance all over the target. Is the barrel freefloated? Easy enough to check with a dollar bill or simple piece of paper. Run it under the barrel between it and the stock. Most rifles have free floating barrels for hunting guns. Let us know what ya find? I had an 06 that would get warm and sling bullets everywhere. On the bench it had a float issue. The wood stock would put just enough pressure at the end to make it dance. Bit of sandpaper fixed that. 1/2 inch at 100 with hand loads was the norm after that. Theres an easier trick to verify b4 getting the sandpaper out too.. Pull the action out of the stock, and cut a piece of an old cereal box. Place it between the action and the bedding block in the stock. At the forward action end. Put it back together tight and test fire a few. [/QUOTE]
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