what is average cost of cutting and crowning
a friend of mine just called and told me the end of his barrle is cracked about an inch. would it be cheaper to have it rebarreled or can it be cut and recrowned. its only got a 20 inch barrel. also wants to know what could have caused it to do that. he had anouther friend reload some grenade bullets for it for coyote hunting. its a ruger m77 22-250 i dont think a over charge would cause it to crack on the end like that. maybe he got some mud in the end or something.
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hk-91,
In the first place, barrels don't just split for no reason. There is usually a very good reason for barrels to split and NONE of them are a good! This is a dangerous condition and needs to be addressed by a professional immediately before your friend does something stupid like try to continue to shoot it.
I would want to hear the entire story as a complete picture, not just the bits and pieces strung together without making any sense. We can't determine what the problem is by remote because we won't get all the details and we can't actually hold the barrel and examine it carefully. It needs a hands on examination by a professional.
Without the benefit of a close examination, that barrel should be removed immediately and replaced. I see no reason to tempt the fates let alone endanger someone's life simply to save a buck. Then I would take some time to determine what caused the split in the first place. If it was stupidity that caused the problem then there is no recourse. But if there is a flaw in the metallurgy or manufacturing of that barrel and there wasn't any stupidity then the maker should be notified so that they can have a look at the problem.
Change the barrel out and have the original looked at immediately.
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My brother had a similiar situation with his 270 about 6 months ago. The magna porte had a burr and the lead built up until the barrel blew wide open. This only took about 4 shots to blow up.
the first 2 shots were dead on at 50 yards, the 3rd was not on the paper, the 4th, well lets just say we both said a few "words".
Anyway, I had the barrel cut and crowned for $50. rifle shoots fine.0 -
all i know is what he told me. he said it either had to be the reloads that did it. i asked him if maybe he got mud or something in the barrle. he told me he was out hunting last weekend and could have. thats when he noticed it. the shots were all over the place. 0 -
I'd ship the rifle to Ruger and let them decide what the root cause was.
If it's material or workmanship, I'm sure they'd replace the barrel free of charge.
If it's owner negligence or stupidity, they'll probably quote him a price to re-barrel.
Who would want a barrel shorter than 20" on a 22-250 anyway??
Just my .02 worth.
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By the way, did you find the sight for your 110??0 -
Yep, blame the reloader [xx(]. Muzzle pressure is not likely to be any higher with a safe reload than with a factory load.
Anyone wonder why reloaders will tell you to F-off when you ask them to load up a few for ya (esp when you ask for "hot loads")?0
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