barrel question
I'm looking at a gun that's being sold as is. There is a bulge in the barrel and the headspace is gone, among other cosmetic problems, but my question is, what would cause a bulge in the barrel, and what do they mean about the headspace being gone?
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I have barrel threaded for the 7mm stw that I no longer need. It is for a remington 700. Is it possible to have this rechambered for a 7mm-08 and threaded to fit the model seven.
Thanks
John0 -
What caliber rifle are you looking at ? Most likely a .22 ??
The bulge is either from a bullet being lodged in the barrel, then another bullet being fired, or an excessively shot dirty barrel. I have had several. You can still shoot them but accuracy may be comprimised. Head space ??? What makes you think there is a head space problem ? I would bet someone took off the barrel and replaced it without a gauge.0 -
Best case is it needs a new barrel, worst case is it's a parts gun (with the 2 most important parts, barrel and receiver, being distroyed).
The most common cause of a headspace issue is excessivly hot loads pounding the bolt back (either the lugs get pounded forward on the bolt or the seat(s) get pounded backwards in the receiver). That plus a bulged barrel tells me the former owner liked to hot-rod his handloads.
Don't offer any more for it than the scope and stock are worth to you.
Some guys like a mag full of lead, I still prefer one round to the head.0 -
nyforester, I don't know there is a headspace problem, but that's what the ad is saying here on gunbroker. The caliber is a 243. The way the stock looks, it has seen alot of abuse. Oh, by the way it is a Mossberg 800BSM. What would be the chances of finding a bolt to fit the gun if the bolt is wrecked, and how much could I expecxt to spend on putting a new barrel, and I don't mean some high priced super duper barrel, just a decent barrel that will provide good life and acceptable accuracy for hunting? 0 -
The Mossberg rifle like this is not very popular and hard to move in good condtion. This one has so much against it and could cost a lot more than its worth in good shape,to bring it back to usefulness,my advice from many years of expierence is RUN dont WALK from this purchase.
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quote:Originally posted by D.S.COLE
The Mossberg rifle like this is not very popular and hard to move in good condtion. This one has so much against it and could cost a lot more than its worth in good shape,to bring it back to usefulness,my advice from many years of expierence is RUN dont WALK from this purchase.
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Another thing to consider is that these are really cheaply made rifles.
My brother owns an 800 and i own the 810 in 30-06.
Both were purchsed brand new in 1973 and both had the very same problem of not being able to remove the gun from the safety postion after removing and reinstalling the bolt.
My particular rifle did this on day two of a six day deer hunting trip.
Luckily for me a fellow at camp lent me an unscoped Winchester model 70 that enabled me to take a six point buck two days later.
A good local gunsmith made the repair to both of our rifles and we have never had the problem come back.
They are accurate rifles but they are not really the best made made rifle out there either.
Walk away and find a better deal.
There are better rifles out there and in MUCH better shape than that particular rifle.
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just out of curiosity how much are they asking for it?
To all the liberals.....bite me!0 -
If you want to "THROW" you money away just sent it to me.[:D][:D][:D]
I WOULD RATHER BE DUCK HUNTING.0 -
To young n dum, the bid is at $87.00, and with any luck I won't get stuck with it after I went and bid on it, not knowing what I know now. 0
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