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Re: Turn down a barrel
[Re: joshm28]
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09/18/20 08:21 AM
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Will it lose accuracy? Yes. Will it be enough to even measure? Probably not. I prefer rifles that I actually like, and enjoy hunting with. If it's a safe queen, then you got nothing to lose IMO. 👍
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Re: Turn down a barrel
[Re: joshm28]
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09/18/20 10:17 AM
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I think accuracy could be a crap shoot. I don't know how much it will cost to turn that much material off a barrel but it might be easier to just get another barrel.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
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Re: Turn down a barrel
[Re: joshm28]
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09/18/20 12:52 PM
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I’d be tempted to sell the whole gun and start from scratch before I replaced/re-contoured the barrel and replaced the stock. Guess it would really depend on the action and how much $ you had tied up in it and the trigger.
Last edited by BCLC; 09/18/20 12:53 PM.
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Re: Turn down a barrel
[Re: joshm28]
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09/18/20 01:39 PM
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By the time you spent money to do this you could have rebarreled it
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Re: Turn down a barrel
[Re: deadeye48]
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09/18/20 01:42 PM
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gundoc
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By the time you spent money to do this you could have rebarreled it X2
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Re: Turn down a barrel
[Re: joshm28]
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09/18/20 04:55 PM
09/18/20 04:55 PM
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I neglected to mention the machining work won’t cost me anything. If the shop has a 5 axis machine have them leave it "heavy" just let them flute it. That would be .
"Why do you ask"?
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Re: Turn down a barrel
[Re: joshm28]
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09/18/20 07:43 PM
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I'd sell it before machining it. Sure it might work but your betting a known shooter vs an unknown one.
Only hits count.
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Re: Turn down a barrel
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09/18/20 09:26 PM
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I’d sell it or rebarrel before I went down this toad. Seems like more trouble than its worth.
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Re: Turn down a barrel
[Re: joshm28]
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09/20/20 02:57 PM
09/20/20 02:57 PM
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gundoc
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If the machine work won't cost you anything, I'd turn it down. Barrel removal and reinstall is easy. Just make sure the crown is dressed up after turning and it should be good to go. It will have more whip than the heavy contour, but you can re zero for that.
There are two types of gun enthusiasts ... Those who have been F#CKED by PTG and those who will be!
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