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Inspecting a factory rifle before purchase
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<blockquote data-quote="BallisticsGuy" data-source="post: 1728839" data-attributes="member: 96226"><p>If I'm buying a new rifle, it's probably for the action more than the barrel so the inspection is cursory at best. If I was buying it to use as is, I'd ask to run a patch through it if needed and look from the chamber side and look for any obvious flaws in the rifling/throat, etc... look at the muzzle and see if the bore is down the middle of the barrel or offset to one side (more common than you might imagine) and check that the bolt timing is good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BallisticsGuy, post: 1728839, member: 96226"] If I'm buying a new rifle, it's probably for the action more than the barrel so the inspection is cursory at best. If I was buying it to use as is, I'd ask to run a patch through it if needed and look from the chamber side and look for any obvious flaws in the rifling/throat, etc... look at the muzzle and see if the bore is down the middle of the barrel or offset to one side (more common than you might imagine) and check that the bolt timing is good. [/QUOTE]
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