Wilson arms barrel borescope question.

[Dildobaggins]

So I bought a borescope a few weeks ago, just out of curiosity, looked down my criterion and learned some things, then looked down a ballistic advantage barrel and yikes. Those pictures are for another day.

Bought this Wilson arms barrel blank from ragged hole barrels for $185.00 and was wondering a few things. Very new to the bolt action world. not 100 percent sure what I'm looking at. I didn't see any tooling marks to my knowledge? I understand it's only a $185 barrel. The only thing I did see was this. What would cause a nic/pit like that? (It's circled in red.) Anything to concern myself with? Any other thoughts on these pictures?

 

[Jareth Cutestory]

honestly it doesnt look THAT bad esp for a cheaper pipe. nicked probably from tooling.

that one nick depending on how far it is from the crown you may never even notice it.

 

[4O6shootist]

Shoot it! It'll be fine. I've had barrels from known hide sponsors that looked a fair bit worse than that, but shoot very well! You ever see a factory rem700 barrel? Garbage......they still shot pretty decent though.

 

[Dildobaggins]

honestly it doesnt look THAT bad esp for a cheaper pipe. nicked probably from tooling.

that one nick depending on how far it is from the crown you may never even notice it.

I will check tomorrow and see, I don't recall exactly how far down it was.

Shoot it! It'll be fine. I've had barrels from known hide sponsors that looked a fair bit worse than that, but shoot very well! You ever see a factory rem700 barrel? Garbage......they still shot pretty decent though.

Lol I have not. I'm bringing it over to my father's tomorrow to have him see what his .270 savage barrel that shoots well looks like.

 

[Hecouldgoalltheway]

Borescopes should be illegal. They only create doubt. Shoot it. It can look like it has a family of hobos using it for a toilet through the borescope and shoot bugholes.

 

[Dildobaggins]

Borescopes should be illegal. They only create doubt. Shoot it. It can look like it has a family of hobos using it for a toilet through the borescope and shoot bugholes.

Case and point with my post. No idea what I'm looking at.

 

[Haney]

Borescopes should be illegal. They only create doubt. Shoot it. It can look like it has a family of hobos using it for a toilet through the borescope and shoot bugholes.

Borescopes are a great tool . Some folks care about their equipment ,some don't .

OP , your pics need to be clearer to determine what you have going on there. Could be something, could be anything from dust to oil . Either way once you shoot it you will a better idea of what it is , and when it shoots well you will feel better . For the money spent it looks like a fine bore .

 

[Oldmauser]

You know what. If you don't like the barrel, I'll buy it from you. Borescope taught me one thing about myself- i.e. how poor I am at cleaning barrels.

 

[Hecouldgoalltheway]

Borescopes are a great tool . Some folks care about their equipment ,some don't .

OP , your pics need to be clearer to determine what you have going on there. Could be something, could be anything from dust to oil . Either way once you shoot it you will a better idea of what it is , and when it shoots well you will feel better . For the money spent it looks like a fine bore .

What is the purpose of a barrel?

It is to repeatedly send a bullet to the same location, not to win a beauty contest. It makes no difference what they look like through a borescope, none at all. I'll pose you a simple choice to prove it:

Pick 1

1. A barrel that is perfectly machined and has beautiful lands and grooves, uniform coloration and smooth transitions...... and it shoots 2 moa.

2. A barrel that looks like the rifling was cut by a 1st semester student at the Helen Keller machinist school for the blind. Chunks missing, pieces sticking out, objects that may have at one time been included in a McDonald's happy meal..... but it shoots .25moa with anything you run through it.


You see, it does not matter what it looks like. I've seen pictures of barrels that look like a mobile home that was centered by a tornado and thrown into the next county, and they shot bug holes.

 

[rustyinbend]

I use a borescope for two things ... (1) identifying carbon rings, and (2) verifying (along with group size degradation) that a barrel is shot out and needs to be re[laced. If you try to study every barrel quirk or imperfection ... it'll drive you nuts.