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steve56
Optics Apprentice Joined: June/29/2010 Location: south of canada Status: Offline Points: 72 |
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Posted: July/06/2011 at 22:16 |
I hav e a 69 sako forester for sale or if i an get another barrel from sako.id keep it.If a gun smith just re reamed it and set it bak to 243 would the rifleings in the barrel be ok if the throat was burned out?would it be better to just rebarrel it?groups are opening up to 21/2 now at 100 yrds.doesnt matter what bullet you use
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silver
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Just rebarrel it... Get one of the better brands of barrels. Why waste the money on setting the barrel back?
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ccoker
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There is something else going on
Sakos are shooters I have 1959 243, my dad 1966 22-250 and both shoot .5 at 200 yards I just bought a late 70s model 25-06 and expect it to be tack driver as well Is this a gun that previously shot well ? Ammo change? Barrel been cleaned well? Check crown? Scope mounts tight ? Scope defective? Basically, I sincerely doubt the barrel is shot out and there is reason it is not shooting well |
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steve56
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I put a tool,the one where you screw the cartridge on?and has a rod inside in it to hold the bullet in place to touch the rifleings when you take it out to measure it?well the bullet only fit in the case like a 1/8 th inch. If that.that told me the throat was gone.my dad owned the gun sine new in 69,so im sure he shot a lot of prairer dogs with it.deer hunted too.
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ccoker
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Sakos have long throats, that is normal
I would clean the barrel really, really good, chech the scope and try some different ammo Both of ours have a lot of rounds though them I really, really doubt your barrel is shot out Edited by ccoker - July/07/2011 at 21:11 |
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I shot 100 grns and 87 grns through it and it shot the same,all off a lead sled.heres how it shot.1 inh red dot at 100 yrds.first shot hit 9 olok almost touhing the red.seond shot at 3 olok almost touhing the red.third shot 4 inches low at 6 oclock.those were 87 grn.win.The 100s did about the same
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I concur with CC. Try some good copper solvent and then go back to the range. I've picked up a couple of guns over the years that were supposedly "shot out" only to clean them and they shoot good afterwards. There was an article years ago, cannot remember the magazine, the article was titled "Cleanliness is next to accuracy?"
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