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Does a gunsmith know when a barrel will shoot?
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<blockquote data-quote="Alex Wheeler" data-source="post: 3069970" data-attributes="member: 101859"><p>When I started gunsmithing, it was in long range BR. Its still half what I do Br and F-class, the other half of my work is long range hunting stuff. I have chambered 1000s of barrels, Im on the lathe every day. I pay really close attention to any detail I can to give my customer an advantage. In the BR world every little thing matters because matches can come down to the .001". I have chambered barrels that have won Nationals and broken records. And there is nothing that anyone can see or measure about them thats any different than a mid pack barrel. Truly bad barrels are rare. Say something that will not shoot .5 moa. I have only seen a few. Theres nothing about them you can see or measure. Even when they go back to the manufacturer for inspection. It comes down to steel quality and theres no way you know until you shoot them. Now Im talking about the better barrels. Hand lapped cut barrels. I am not talking about low quality barrels that you will find machining issues with. In the BR world the accuracy guarantee is not even a thing. Because competitors know some barrels are good and some are great. The bad ones are so rare we dont worry about it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alex Wheeler, post: 3069970, member: 101859"] When I started gunsmithing, it was in long range BR. Its still half what I do Br and F-class, the other half of my work is long range hunting stuff. I have chambered 1000s of barrels, Im on the lathe every day. I pay really close attention to any detail I can to give my customer an advantage. In the BR world every little thing matters because matches can come down to the .001". I have chambered barrels that have won Nationals and broken records. And there is nothing that anyone can see or measure about them thats any different than a mid pack barrel. Truly bad barrels are rare. Say something that will not shoot .5 moa. I have only seen a few. Theres nothing about them you can see or measure. Even when they go back to the manufacturer for inspection. It comes down to steel quality and theres no way you know until you shoot them. Now Im talking about the better barrels. Hand lapped cut barrels. I am not talking about low quality barrels that you will find machining issues with. In the BR world the accuracy guarantee is not even a thing. Because competitors know some barrels are good and some are great. The bad ones are so rare we dont worry about it. [/QUOTE]
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