stagpanther
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I bought a weatherby vanguard first light in 300 weatherby magnum when it came out (it's basically a howa 1500) and have never been satisfied with the way it shot. I've shot a lot of weatherbys in that caliber so I'm no stranger to it. I love weatherbys--among my favorite rifles. But this one is one I think is really a dud. It has a 26" fluted barrel in their #2 sporter profile. Long story short, I've never seen a powerful magnum .308 barrel tapered down that much; I'm under the impression I'm shooting a wet noodle that whips too much.
So I decided to yank the barrel and put a new one on. I never succeeded in getting it off, I actually got to the point where clamps started to deform without the barrel budging. I've been told on many times it's a piece of cake--when I called legacy intl. they told me that's not true.
Sooo--here comes the actual question.
The first light (and many vanguards) AFAIK are often assembled with cerakoted parts. My understanding is Cerakote is a relatively thick coating compared to other processes of finishing. Being a ceramic type coating--I believe it is more or less impervious to removal solvents. If cerakote is used on the barrel shank and receiver threads--can it form a ceramic bond that approaches the strength of steel itself?
So I decided to yank the barrel and put a new one on. I never succeeded in getting it off, I actually got to the point where clamps started to deform without the barrel budging. I've been told on many times it's a piece of cake--when I called legacy intl. they told me that's not true.
Sooo--here comes the actual question.
The first light (and many vanguards) AFAIK are often assembled with cerakoted parts. My understanding is Cerakote is a relatively thick coating compared to other processes of finishing. Being a ceramic type coating--I believe it is more or less impervious to removal solvents. If cerakote is used on the barrel shank and receiver threads--can it form a ceramic bond that approaches the strength of steel itself?