Clues to when you think you have received a bad barrel
- Thread starter Lefty Trigger
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I don't know what size great is. Could you give us some numbers? Thank you.
JMayo
Silver $$ Contributor
I shot 500 looking for a load at 100 (that's all I have to test on) never got 2 to go in same hole. Took my best and went to the match.
The last two 600 matches I've shot my best groups in 3 or 4 yrs.
Of course I manage to screw one out of 4 up enough to knock me out of the winners circle. But I do stay close to top 10 most the time.
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ronsatspokane
Gold $$ Contributor
In my experience the first clue is when you've dropped $300+ in reloading components by changing bullets, powder, primers, brass and burned a lot of gas going back and forth to the range with the same results each time. We humans have a propensity to kick dead horses.
Had that happen with a respected barrel maker on a Savage action as well. Spent a lot of money and time on getting that barrel to shoot. Finally sent it back. They sent it back to me saying they'd lapped it and it was within spec. Screwed it back on and still did not shoot. Bought a Criterion through Northland Shooters, screwed it on, went back to my original load and boom, the thing was shooting 1/4 MOA again.
Had that happen with a respected barrel maker on a Savage action as well. Spent a lot of money and time on getting that barrel to shoot. Finally sent it back. They sent it back to me saying they'd lapped it and it was within spec. Screwed it back on and still did not shoot. Bought a Criterion through Northland Shooters, screwed it on, went back to my original load and boom, the thing was shooting 1/4 MOA again.
I am by no means a great shooter but have been trying to get in more matches that are farther away from me. My only goal is to better myself at each one and when I finally build a gun that was working out well I get stuck with a "dud" of a replacement barrel and now I cant get the factory off their duff and get it replaced, been well over two months now and they wont return phone calls now either?
4xforfun
Gold $$ Contributor
I've had one bad Barrel that I could not get to shoot. 8 TWIST 6.5 in 6.5 X 284. Best I could come up with was 3/4 of an inch at a hundred. Tube was mounted on my 1000 match gun.. it's shot like a hammer with any of my Dasher barrels but whenever I screwed 6.5 Barrel on it was a dud. Sent it off to my gunsmith so he could scope it out. No problem found. I had him cut an inch off the end of the barrel and re crown.... still no joy. Sent it back to the manufacturer and they gave me a new one. They were satisfied that I did everything I could. Their response was sometimes some barrels just don't shoot. It took me nearly 400 rounds to figure that out
Well for me I got a clue early and figured it out in about 140 rounds. I have since found another barrel maker that uses Benchmark or X-Caliber blanks and does his magic in a timely manner so with this "dragging ass" issue with Criterion leaving me hanging (but they got my money) I'm going to switch brands. Currently having 2 replacement barrels made and hope to get them this week sometime.
Update as of 10-14-20
Out of the blue a barrel showed up on my door step? It's a replacement for the bad one. No notice or nothing just here it is. Oh well I least I got it, now to decide if I'm going to shoot it or sell it???
Out of the blue a barrel showed up on my door step? It's a replacement for the bad one. No notice or nothing just here it is. Oh well I least I got it, now to decide if I'm going to shoot it or sell it???
Well I guess it's a case of "Better Late Than Never". I'm glad they finally sent you something and I truly hope you can get back to the match schedule you want. It is not easy to get past that kind of Customer-No-Service.
It looks good inside and out, I did decide to shoot it so we shall see if the accuracy is there. Got two matches left this season so i'm going tonight in the rain to break it in and see if the loads work as they should.
lazyMlazyK
Silver $$ Contributor
How did it end up shooting for you, @Lefty Trigger?
Never mounted it, still in the box for a back-up. I had my smith check it a long time ago with his bore scope and it looks perfect inside so it should be good. My priorities changed in 2021 and I went all 12 twist and lighter bullets 68 to 80gr was working on loads for a batch of Bart's Dominators until winter hit...
I have a Bartlein bbl, I would've been happy if it shot 1/2 MOA, but no its keeps shooting all the bullets in the same hole.
Yeah I just got a new Bartlein like that. Just makes one hole. Sucks because I can't tell if the bullet came out and have to pull the bolt and look down the barrel every time.
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