For all intents this barrel is almost new. It's from a WOA upper I purchased years ago, and had one range trip. At some point I got a bore scope and found two spots like this while I was checking all my rifles and haven't shot it since. Would you give this a chance and see how it shoots, or throw it in the scrap bin?
Would you shoot this?
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Would definitely shoot it.
I've sent thousands of rounds through way uglier mil-surp barrels and you'd be surprised how well some of those sewer pipes shoot.
I've sent thousands of rounds through way uglier mil-surp barrels and you'd be surprised how well some of those sewer pipes shoot.
What do you have to lose except a couple of rounds shooting it? Definitely give it a scrub and head to the range.
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Like an ugly wife that loves the nasty, man up and enjoy.
Ever shot a Mosin Nagant rifle made in 1921- spent its service life shooting corrosive berdan primed laquer/steel case ammo?
Well it holds about 2 inch groups with my cast hand loads and the Norma Soft point hunting ammo. Ran a scope down the bore once - the scope came out and hung itself and set itself on fire , the entire time screaming “o the horror!”
So of your white oak barrel is a 2 moa rifle , use it as such- better still than any rifle Uncle Sugar ever issued to me .
Well it holds about 2 inch groups with my cast hand loads and the Norma Soft point hunting ammo. Ran a scope down the bore once - the scope came out and hung itself and set itself on fire , the entire time screaming “o the horror!”
So of your white oak barrel is a 2 moa rifle , use it as such- better still than any rifle Uncle Sugar ever issued to me .
Alright, I will put it back together and see how it shoots and I'll report back here to let you guys know the results.
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I could see if you were looking inside your fleshlight and saw something weird, then it would make sense that you asked if you should just toss it... but a barrel? What do you have to lose? A bit of accuracy maybe. Let 'er buck
No clue. You would think any moisture or acidic stuff in the barrel would be more widespread than one small spot.
First, yes....why not shoot it. Plenty of potential upside, zero downside...right?
As for recommendations to clean it first, I don't understand that at all. One, you said that this barrel was only shot on one range trip so it ain't dirty...er, right? Two, I kind of think that copper/etc will fill those pits so why dig everything out?
I'm not saying I'm right....but I don't get the rec to scrub the barrel.
Best of luck
I recommend to clean it for the same reason I recommend to clean a factory new barrel. If it is corrosion or some sort of buildup, I wouldn’t want a bullet with a lot of pressure and heat forcing it down the barrel and potentially causing more harm. Scrub out the loose stuff and then send it.
Touche. My concern is that something like this might cause a pressure spike. Not too concerned about loss of accuracy. If accuracy is poor after I test it out I will probably just chop it down. It's a 24" barrel and the deepest spot is about 3" from the muzzle.
Agree, it's very strange
I did scrub it pretty good just in case it was some sort of strange fouling. Other than these spots, the rest of the rifling looks brand new.
Fair concern. Pitting is fine, but anything that would stick outwards and make the bore tighter, even a miniscule amount, is where the pressure spikes would come from.
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