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Need some input on a problem 338 RUM
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<blockquote data-quote="bigngreen" data-source="post: 1188889" data-attributes="member: 13632"><p>A couple things come to mind, bedding needs to be completely stress free from recoil lug through the entire action. I've seen a number of guns settle in after the start of shooting, bed the lug tight no tape in front or on the sides. </p><p></p><p>Swapping jacket types without cleaning can lead to badness some coppers will get sticky between jacket types causing issues, I've seen Bergers dust in a muzzle brake after being ran after Accubonds, working with both bullets at the same time caused some un real fouling and after some sever cleaning the same rifle ran fine never to see bullet swaps without cleaning again. </p><p></p><p>For myself, if I don't see a button barrel acting constant inside 50 rounds I pull it and scrap it, I've burned a lot of bullets and powder chasing a poor barrel with stress in it. From what I've seen a button barrel will tune in sweet and easy if it's a good one and if not you'll fight weirdness it's whole life or yours which ever comes first.</p><p>You should not be looking at a shot out barrel for an other couple thousand rounds unless your are flipping it into three round burst or killing zombies or something.</p><p>This kind of issue can be horrible, some times you look at a rifle and wonder how the heck it shoots, chamber is crooked, bedding sux, crown looks like hamburger and the thing will hammer. Then you have one that is perfect with the exception of a small minute flaw and it throws the whole thing in a tail spin. I think a good piece of steel, good heat treat and good lapping and you have to work to make it not shoot, a barrel with stress will be a temperamental pain in the butt!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigngreen, post: 1188889, member: 13632"] A couple things come to mind, bedding needs to be completely stress free from recoil lug through the entire action. I've seen a number of guns settle in after the start of shooting, bed the lug tight no tape in front or on the sides. Swapping jacket types without cleaning can lead to badness some coppers will get sticky between jacket types causing issues, I've seen Bergers dust in a muzzle brake after being ran after Accubonds, working with both bullets at the same time caused some un real fouling and after some sever cleaning the same rifle ran fine never to see bullet swaps without cleaning again. For myself, if I don't see a button barrel acting constant inside 50 rounds I pull it and scrap it, I've burned a lot of bullets and powder chasing a poor barrel with stress in it. From what I've seen a button barrel will tune in sweet and easy if it's a good one and if not you'll fight weirdness it's whole life or yours which ever comes first. You should not be looking at a shot out barrel for an other couple thousand rounds unless your are flipping it into three round burst or killing zombies or something. This kind of issue can be horrible, some times you look at a rifle and wonder how the heck it shoots, chamber is crooked, bedding sux, crown looks like hamburger and the thing will hammer. Then you have one that is perfect with the exception of a small minute flaw and it throws the whole thing in a tail spin. I think a good piece of steel, good heat treat and good lapping and you have to work to make it not shoot, a barrel with stress will be a temperamental pain in the butt!! [/QUOTE]
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