I've an old .22-250 that's had (quite likely) 10-20 thousand rounds through it.
From all I've heard/read, the lead can start to go with as few as 1K. Pretty amazing the thing still shoots as well as it does.
This rifle will frustrate me to death, as with the same load, I've put 3 into .150" & the next group will be 1/2" (sometimes a bit more).
Now before I hear the whining about "you're bitchin' about a 1/2" rifle!?" this is my "fun gun" for playing with very accurate loads. Can't tell when I've got that one magic loading when even my "special delux" doesn't group consistantly.
I would like to get this thing back where it belongs. So,
New barrel, as I highly suspect? Don't think that the bbl could be set back enough to do me any real good & 'sides, I'd still be left with the old rifling, etc.
Guess first step would be to have a 'smith take a look with a bore scope & take it from there.
In the ecvent I stick on another, what am I looking at re $s for a Douglas, Hart Shilen, mounted by a good 'smith?
Next is who? & are they stacked up re lead time/waiting list?
Thanks as always.
From all I've heard/read, the lead can start to go with as few as 1K. Pretty amazing the thing still shoots as well as it does.
This rifle will frustrate me to death, as with the same load, I've put 3 into .150" & the next group will be 1/2" (sometimes a bit more).
Now before I hear the whining about "you're bitchin' about a 1/2" rifle!?" this is my "fun gun" for playing with very accurate loads. Can't tell when I've got that one magic loading when even my "special delux" doesn't group consistantly.
I would like to get this thing back where it belongs. So,
New barrel, as I highly suspect? Don't think that the bbl could be set back enough to do me any real good & 'sides, I'd still be left with the old rifling, etc.
Guess first step would be to have a 'smith take a look with a bore scope & take it from there.
In the ecvent I stick on another, what am I looking at re $s for a Douglas, Hart Shilen, mounted by a good 'smith?
Next is who? & are they stacked up re lead time/waiting list?
Thanks as always.