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Custom Rifle accuracy expectations??
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<blockquote data-quote="SBruce" data-source="post: 565349" data-attributes="member: 21068"><p>Absolutely a PITA. 2 out of 5 new custom guns have given me hell in the accuracy dept. I mean sometimes 5 or 6" groups at 200 yds! No way to develop a load for something like that. Perhaps coincidence, but both are Lilja barrels, and both supposedly shot world class the first group or two down the tube. When stuff like this happens, it takes a ton of time to troubleshoot optics and screws and loads and barrel cleaniness and makes a guy start to think he can't shoot for Sh!# anymore. I've spent so much time trying to troubleshoot these two, that I've gotten very very little done with the ones that <u>DO</u> shoot good. Thankfully, the ones that do shoot good aren't picky about ammo and are immediately usable.</p><p> </p><p>He said "I will keep you posted and we will get this corrected one way or another". He's got some Hart barrels in stock if Lilja won't stand behind this one. Hart used to be a top name in barrels, I can only assume they are still good.? I too am sure he will iron out any issues before sending this back to me. I'd assume he'll break it in and shoot it enough to know for sure that it is 100% GTG, this can't be a pleasant experience for a reputable gunsmith either. They stand alot to lose with unhappy customers running around.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks for the replies, and I have no doubt that this smith will get this all resolved and I'll end up with a great rifle. It's gonna add more time to what was already a two year wait, but I'd rather wait and have something great than have something unreliable and suspect that I have no confidence or faith in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SBruce, post: 565349, member: 21068"] Absolutely a PITA. 2 out of 5 new custom guns have given me hell in the accuracy dept. I mean sometimes 5 or 6" groups at 200 yds! No way to develop a load for something like that. Perhaps coincidence, but both are Lilja barrels, and both supposedly shot world class the first group or two down the tube. When stuff like this happens, it takes a ton of time to troubleshoot optics and screws and loads and barrel cleaniness and makes a guy start to think he can't shoot for Sh!# anymore. I've spent so much time trying to troubleshoot these two, that I've gotten very very little done with the ones that [U]DO[/U] shoot good. Thankfully, the ones that do shoot good aren't picky about ammo and are immediately usable. He said "I will keep you posted and we will get this corrected one way or another". He's got some Hart barrels in stock if Lilja won't stand behind this one. Hart used to be a top name in barrels, I can only assume they are still good.? I too am sure he will iron out any issues before sending this back to me. I'd assume he'll break it in and shoot it enough to know for sure that it is 100% GTG, this can't be a pleasant experience for a reputable gunsmith either. They stand alot to lose with unhappy customers running around. Thanks for the replies, and I have no doubt that this smith will get this all resolved and I'll end up with a great rifle. It's gonna add more time to what was already a two year wait, but I'd rather wait and have something great than have something unreliable and suspect that I have no confidence or faith in. [/QUOTE]
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