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<blockquote data-quote="Will Gray" data-source="post: 2399321" data-attributes="member: 65116"><p>My first hi power rifle was a SMLE 303 from Sears for $9.95 The barrel looked like a tube of sandpaper inside, the the ramp into the chamber was badly worn (this was an old war rifle). The trigger had all the bad features: very rough, creep, long over travel, awful stock, reworked the bolt to get the headspace right, then had to fashion a new extractor (from a small engine exhaust valve, by hand on my bench grinder). Drilled and tapped the receiver so I could put a scope on it ($21.00 Tasco). That gun taught me to shoot trash well: It would go under an inch for ten rounds and then keyhole until the bore was scrubbed. Reloaded with a Lyman Tong Tool, Redding oil damped scale and a spoon to meter the powder. Did have a good funnel that I still use. I killed many crows and turtles with that rifle. I say all of that to support the point that it is the shooter that makes the shot, with practice all the variables can be overcome IF the barrel is reliable. A great barrel makes the rifle but only if all the screws are properly torqued. My two cents...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Will Gray, post: 2399321, member: 65116"] My first hi power rifle was a SMLE 303 from Sears for $9.95 The barrel looked like a tube of sandpaper inside, the the ramp into the chamber was badly worn (this was an old war rifle). The trigger had all the bad features: very rough, creep, long over travel, awful stock, reworked the bolt to get the headspace right, then had to fashion a new extractor (from a small engine exhaust valve, by hand on my bench grinder). Drilled and tapped the receiver so I could put a scope on it ($21.00 Tasco). That gun taught me to shoot trash well: It would go under an inch for ten rounds and then keyhole until the bore was scrubbed. Reloaded with a Lyman Tong Tool, Redding oil damped scale and a spoon to meter the powder. Did have a good funnel that I still use. I killed many crows and turtles with that rifle. I say all of that to support the point that it is the shooter that makes the shot, with practice all the variables can be overcome IF the barrel is reliable. A great barrel makes the rifle but only if all the screws are properly torqued. My two cents... [/QUOTE]
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