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<blockquote data-quote="Barrelnut" data-source="post: 1464851" data-attributes="member: 74902"><p>For me the biggest advantage of a custom or semi custom rifle has been the barrel. A good aftermarket hand lapped barrel shoots better and longer without fouling and is way easier to get clean. Just saying that once you get the custom barrel shooting, it should shoot at least as well as the Tikka and do it longer. Try not to loose faith in it too quickly!!!!</p><p></p><p>Also your custom barrel is probably a 10 twist and the Tikka is a 11 twist. So the custom should handle bullets heavier than 180 gr better than the Tikka. I would definitely try a lighter bullet with tight manufacturing tolerances. They just usually shoot well. I can believe that your buddy's 300Bee shoots 168 and 190 gr bullets well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Barrelnut, post: 1464851, member: 74902"] For me the biggest advantage of a custom or semi custom rifle has been the barrel. A good aftermarket hand lapped barrel shoots better and longer without fouling and is way easier to get clean. Just saying that once you get the custom barrel shooting, it should shoot at least as well as the Tikka and do it longer. Try not to loose faith in it too quickly!!!! Also your custom barrel is probably a 10 twist and the Tikka is a 11 twist. So the custom should handle bullets heavier than 180 gr better than the Tikka. I would definitely try a lighter bullet with tight manufacturing tolerances. They just usually shoot well. I can believe that your buddy's 300Bee shoots 168 and 190 gr bullets well. [/QUOTE]
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