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Rebarreling a rifle how far do we need to go.
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<blockquote data-quote="MTbackwoods" data-source="post: 1902679" data-attributes="member: 113441"><p>Start with the first step and go from there. A new barrel will more than likely be a dramatic improvement if you choose a good manufacturer. Barrels are generally not a good place to pinch pennies. But do you plan on rebarreling it yourself? If not, have your smith check the action and see if it's worth a tune up or not. My local smith won't true a Rem 700 action any more because he feels there is not enough benefit to justify the cost of work. But that's just one mans opinion. My thought is this; buy a good barrel and shoot it. Work up a load and I'm sure you will achieve plenty of accuracy. Is another 1/8" of accuracy worth several hundred dollars? Only you can answer that. But if you only get 3/4" groups and you desire 1/2", maybe then consider bedding your current stock if you are pleased with the ergonomics. Your comfort level with your rifle is far more critical to accuracy than a small amount of fiberglass bedding</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MTbackwoods, post: 1902679, member: 113441"] Start with the first step and go from there. A new barrel will more than likely be a dramatic improvement if you choose a good manufacturer. Barrels are generally not a good place to pinch pennies. But do you plan on rebarreling it yourself? If not, have your smith check the action and see if it’s worth a tune up or not. My local smith won’t true a Rem 700 action any more because he feels there is not enough benefit to justify the cost of work. But that’s just one mans opinion. My thought is this; buy a good barrel and shoot it. Work up a load and I’m sure you will achieve plenty of accuracy. Is another 1/8” of accuracy worth several hundred dollars? Only you can answer that. But if you only get 3/4” groups and you desire 1/2”, maybe then consider bedding your current stock if you are pleased with the ergonomics. Your comfort level with your rifle is far more critical to accuracy than a small amount of fiberglass bedding [/QUOTE]
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