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Problem 700 SPS
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<blockquote data-quote="westcliffe01" data-source="post: 934501" data-attributes="member: 35183"><p>By the time you are done with your lipstick on a pig job, it would have been cheaper to start with a custom action and a custom barrel. Or else your smith does not charge what the rest of us have to pay ours... Anyway, there is only so much that lapping can do, if the dimensions are oversize, oval, irregular or there is material missing from lands, no amount of lapping is going to restore it. I also like my barrels 26" long and lapping followed by rechambering and re-crowning would leave a 26" barrel closer to 22 or 20".</p><p></p><p>There are videos on borescope inspections of Remington barrels in particular and I would not waste a moment or a dime on one when there is quality stuff to be had. </p><p></p><p>Worst of all, anyone who looks at it would still believe it is a Remington and thereby essentially worthless. This was a decision I faced with my Classic in 8x57 and I am glad I chose to trade it, since the Savage that I finally built with a custom Shilen barrel had a lot less invested in it and worked perfectly right off the bat and I was able to do all the work myself.</p><p></p><p>Being an enthusiast or a fanatic is all fine and well, but does not make financial sense.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="westcliffe01, post: 934501, member: 35183"] By the time you are done with your lipstick on a pig job, it would have been cheaper to start with a custom action and a custom barrel. Or else your smith does not charge what the rest of us have to pay ours... Anyway, there is only so much that lapping can do, if the dimensions are oversize, oval, irregular or there is material missing from lands, no amount of lapping is going to restore it. I also like my barrels 26" long and lapping followed by rechambering and re-crowning would leave a 26" barrel closer to 22 or 20". There are videos on borescope inspections of Remington barrels in particular and I would not waste a moment or a dime on one when there is quality stuff to be had. Worst of all, anyone who looks at it would still believe it is a Remington and thereby essentially worthless. This was a decision I faced with my Classic in 8x57 and I am glad I chose to trade it, since the Savage that I finally built with a custom Shilen barrel had a lot less invested in it and worked perfectly right off the bat and I was able to do all the work myself. Being an enthusiast or a fanatic is all fine and well, but does not make financial sense. [/QUOTE]
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