Disclaimer: I'm not a professional
I sent a barreled action off to a reputable barrel manufacturer to have it rebarreled and bolt faced. I've never had a custom barrel before so perhaps my opinion of the resulting product is off base. I am very disappointed in the way the bore and rifling turned out. Now, I have lots of rifles, different calibers and am of the group that likes to keep their barrels clean of copper and powder fouling. I've had a borescope for a long to and absolutely use it to regularly inspect my barrels. My point is that I'm used to looking at what a barrel looks like. My new barrel just looks terrible. The rifling is far from crisp, it very inconsistent in it's width and depth. The tool chatter and scratching goes end to end. As far as shooting goes, it's nothing special. I've talked to the manufacturer, sent them videos of the bore, they acknowledged my concerns but were only offering to send me a barrel that I would then have to send to someone to be chambered and refitted to my action. That's probably another 500.00 bucks. You guys that regularly replace barrels, what do your barrels look like down the bore, are my expectations off base?
I sent a barreled action off to a reputable barrel manufacturer to have it rebarreled and bolt faced. I've never had a custom barrel before so perhaps my opinion of the resulting product is off base. I am very disappointed in the way the bore and rifling turned out. Now, I have lots of rifles, different calibers and am of the group that likes to keep their barrels clean of copper and powder fouling. I've had a borescope for a long to and absolutely use it to regularly inspect my barrels. My point is that I'm used to looking at what a barrel looks like. My new barrel just looks terrible. The rifling is far from crisp, it very inconsistent in it's width and depth. The tool chatter and scratching goes end to end. As far as shooting goes, it's nothing special. I've talked to the manufacturer, sent them videos of the bore, they acknowledged my concerns but were only offering to send me a barrel that I would then have to send to someone to be chambered and refitted to my action. That's probably another 500.00 bucks. You guys that regularly replace barrels, what do your barrels look like down the bore, are my expectations off base?
