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Barrel life on 338 RUM
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<blockquote data-quote="Fiftydriver" data-source="post: 35399" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>D.Camilleri,</p><p></p><p>I just rechambered and did a total accurizing job on a rifle for a customer that was a 700 in 22-250. I rechambered it to the hot 22-6mm AI and found that there was a flaw in the barrel that basically left one of the rifing totally missing for the last 1.5" of barrel.</p><p></p><p>Seeing more flaws with Rem barrels these days. Obviously they are not looking their rifles over before they go out the door.</p><p></p><p>300 rounds is just beginning for a quality barrel in the chambering. One thing that may be a problem is bore fouling. Often many shooters bring rifles into my shop that they say are shooting very poorly and that they have cleaned them very well and they still shoot bad.</p><p></p><p>I generally swab the bore with Tetras copper remover and let it sit over night and it comes out bright blue in the morning.</p><p></p><p>Check the bore for fouling first off.</p><p></p><p>If it is clean then I would also recommend calling Remington as the barrel should still be in fine shape after 300 rounds as long as you did not shoot those 300 rounds in one weekemd and severely heated the barrel.</p><p></p><p>If they give you the run around, send it up to my shop and I will get it rebarreled and back to you this hunting season depending on the barrel you decide to use.</p><p></p><p>I jsut OK'ed the final reamer print for the custom 338 RUM reamer I designed so it should be here soon.</p><p></p><p>It is basically a SAMMI dimensioned body with a semi-tight neck and a BR style throat. This system has been producing some extremely accurate big game rifles for me and stillare able to use factory ammo and brass without case modifications like neck turning.</p><p></p><p>If your interested in price let me know. I could get the rifle rebarreled in a week once the barrel and reamer get here.</p><p></p><p>There is a real problem with your rifle though if your at 300 rounds and its accuracy is gone.</p><p></p><p>I get 1200 rounds on the 257 STW rifles I build if the owners take reasonably good care to not overheat them.</p><p></p><p>Good Shooting!!!</p><p></p><p>Kirby Allen(50)</p><p></p><p>[ 08-24-2004: Message edited by: Fiftydriver ]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fiftydriver, post: 35399, member: 10"] D.Camilleri, I just rechambered and did a total accurizing job on a rifle for a customer that was a 700 in 22-250. I rechambered it to the hot 22-6mm AI and found that there was a flaw in the barrel that basically left one of the rifing totally missing for the last 1.5" of barrel. Seeing more flaws with Rem barrels these days. Obviously they are not looking their rifles over before they go out the door. 300 rounds is just beginning for a quality barrel in the chambering. One thing that may be a problem is bore fouling. Often many shooters bring rifles into my shop that they say are shooting very poorly and that they have cleaned them very well and they still shoot bad. I generally swab the bore with Tetras copper remover and let it sit over night and it comes out bright blue in the morning. Check the bore for fouling first off. If it is clean then I would also recommend calling Remington as the barrel should still be in fine shape after 300 rounds as long as you did not shoot those 300 rounds in one weekemd and severely heated the barrel. If they give you the run around, send it up to my shop and I will get it rebarreled and back to you this hunting season depending on the barrel you decide to use. I jsut OK'ed the final reamer print for the custom 338 RUM reamer I designed so it should be here soon. It is basically a SAMMI dimensioned body with a semi-tight neck and a BR style throat. This system has been producing some extremely accurate big game rifles for me and stillare able to use factory ammo and brass without case modifications like neck turning. If your interested in price let me know. I could get the rifle rebarreled in a week once the barrel and reamer get here. There is a real problem with your rifle though if your at 300 rounds and its accuracy is gone. I get 1200 rounds on the 257 STW rifles I build if the owners take reasonably good care to not overheat them. Good Shooting!!! Kirby Allen(50) [ 08-24-2004: Message edited by: Fiftydriver ] [/QUOTE]
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