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"Trued" action With factory barrel
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1343052" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>There are many reasons to re use a factory barrel even though I like many, prefer to install a new custom barrel.</p><p></p><p>Some have a sentimental value to the person and just want to make the rifle as good as it can be. Others have trouble spending the money for a premium barrel when the factory barrel shoots as well as they can/need.</p><p></p><p>It is the smiths responsibility to check and advise the owner of what he needs and the problems with what he has if any. Many factory barrels are not worth saving and in order to come to this conclusion, the smith must inspect and/or test the quality of the barrel before he plunges of into the world of the un known.</p><p></p><p>I start with the obvious first. I ask how it shoots. Next I look at the bore with a bore scope, that will sometimes eliminate any further work. If the bore looks good and fouling is not bad (Normal for factory barrels) and I feel I have a chance of improving the accuracy, I express my opinion on any further work.</p><p></p><p>If I think the work will not improve the accuracy, I recommend leaving the rifle as is and limiting the range and keep the sentimental value as is (Lots of folks have rifles that their father or grand father owned and shot for many years and many cases don't plan on shooting it a lot, so I recommend leaving it as is and just cleaning it) leaving it just like they used it. (Once you change it, it is never the same).</p><p></p><p>For those that bought the rifle and just want it to shoot better, It is a viable option.</p><p></p><p>After the opinion is made to start with accurizing the rifle, there are still test that need to be performed in order to proceed. The next steep is to remove the factory barrel (The barrel has to be removed in order to set it back and re cut the chamber) then it is placed in a lathe between centers to measure run out. Again, if run out is excessive, I reinstall the barrel as it was and stop the work. (Each Smith has his own limit on run out) If everything checks out, at this point a total re build is recommended/done.</p><p></p><p>One other thing to take into account is that if the action is blueprinted, it will be done if in the future a re chamber to another cartridge or even a new custom barrel it installed it is work that should be done anyway so it is not wasted work.</p><p></p><p>I still recommend changing the barrel out when it is possible, but many times it is not an option and re using the factory barrel is necessary for one reason or another.</p><p></p><p>I will state this from my experiences on re installs, With out exception, if all of the criteria for a good factory barrel are met, the rifles have always benefited from this work and improved there accuracy. Some</p><p>were on average twice as good as they were and others were extremely</p><p>better after this work was done. My best all time change was a 25 WSSM that could not do any better than 5+ MOA and after this work it would consistently shoot 1 MOA. (Still not good to my standards but the owner was elated).</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1343052, member: 2736"] There are many reasons to re use a factory barrel even though I like many, prefer to install a new custom barrel. Some have a sentimental value to the person and just want to make the rifle as good as it can be. Others have trouble spending the money for a premium barrel when the factory barrel shoots as well as they can/need. It is the smiths responsibility to check and advise the owner of what he needs and the problems with what he has if any. Many factory barrels are not worth saving and in order to come to this conclusion, the smith must inspect and/or test the quality of the barrel before he plunges of into the world of the un known. I start with the obvious first. I ask how it shoots. Next I look at the bore with a bore scope, that will sometimes eliminate any further work. If the bore looks good and fouling is not bad (Normal for factory barrels) and I feel I have a chance of improving the accuracy, I express my opinion on any further work. If I think the work will not improve the accuracy, I recommend leaving the rifle as is and limiting the range and keep the sentimental value as is (Lots of folks have rifles that their father or grand father owned and shot for many years and many cases don't plan on shooting it a lot, so I recommend leaving it as is and just cleaning it) leaving it just like they used it. (Once you change it, it is never the same). For those that bought the rifle and just want it to shoot better, It is a viable option. After the opinion is made to start with accurizing the rifle, there are still test that need to be performed in order to proceed. The next steep is to remove the factory barrel (The barrel has to be removed in order to set it back and re cut the chamber) then it is placed in a lathe between centers to measure run out. Again, if run out is excessive, I reinstall the barrel as it was and stop the work. (Each Smith has his own limit on run out) If everything checks out, at this point a total re build is recommended/done. One other thing to take into account is that if the action is blueprinted, it will be done if in the future a re chamber to another cartridge or even a new custom barrel it installed it is work that should be done anyway so it is not wasted work. I still recommend changing the barrel out when it is possible, but many times it is not an option and re using the factory barrel is necessary for one reason or another. I will state this from my experiences on re installs, With out exception, if all of the criteria for a good factory barrel are met, the rifles have always benefited from this work and improved there accuracy. Some were on average twice as good as they were and others were extremely better after this work was done. My best all time change was a 25 WSSM that could not do any better than 5+ MOA and after this work it would consistently shoot 1 MOA. (Still not good to my standards but the owner was elated). J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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