Rechamber old barrel?

ricklisa2

March 16, 2003 15:53

Read an article in Preditor mag. Dec.02 issue that said rifling rarely
wares out. Said he had 1/2 in cut from barrel then rechambered 3 times
and is still a tack driver. Has anyone else had this done? I have a Remington factory varmit rifle in 22-250 that no longer shoots as good as it used to.Has had about 3600 rounds put through it. Would I be better to rebarrel with new one. Trying to save money but don't want to throw it away.

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  JustC

  March 17, 2003 04:45

  Your throat is probably burned out. Unless you want to spend anywhere from $300-$500 for a re-barrel (which would shoot better) then I would just have your barrel cut and rechambered. Keep in mind your velocity will drop due to the shorter length.
  
  My gunsmith has some rifles with 9000 rounds through them and they have been shortened, rechambered and crowned several times over, and will still shoot 1/2" groups.[8D]
  
  why chase the game when the bullet can get em from here?....
  Got Balistics?

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  ricklisa2

  March 17, 2003 13:14

  Thanks JustC for the info. It's just got to be accurate enough to hit praire dogs.

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  Mobuck

  March 17, 2003 16:29

  I think you can a new good quality barrel installed for a lot les than $300-500. I've seen several new take-off Remington varmint barrels for under $100. Another $100 to install.
  
  Mobuck

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