Huntz
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Its a hammer forged barrel.No likely to be lapped.Appears it could be lead which used to lap the barrels during the manufacturing process. I would clean as normal and proceed to shoot.
Its a hammer forged barrel.No likely to be lapped.Appears it could be lead which used to lap the barrels during the manufacturing process. I would clean as normal and proceed to shoot.
It's history now.I have the barrel if you want it.I did coat the bore with dyna-tek bore coat.It did help a little with the voids and the copper,but you can put so much lipstick on a pig and it's still a pig.With the price you pay to make or by ammo these days,it's not worth wasting it away on a crap barrel.Try lapping it ?
I agree with others shoot it and see if it will group. I have fire-lapped with the Tubbs stuff some barrels would group inconsistently, had groups tighten up. After I got a bore-scope could see the barrel imperfections tooling marks get smoothed out, by fire-lapping, rifle seemed to group better, but then again could be the shooter just being more confident with a rifle setup. But you could visibly see the improvement in the barrel visually. Have fun always a fun experience when you get a good result out of something that appears it might be a lemon, and have some lemonade for a result.This is a vanguard II in a 257 WBY. It's been in the safe for 3 years, never been fired. Was gonna use the action for something else. Recently I've decided ( after reading a thread on hear about shooting 90 gr hammers at 4000+) I decided to bed, float, buy brass, bullets, Varget, and H4350. Should have looked down the barrel first. This is towards the end and about the half way mark. It almost looks like it can be punched off the surface, but what do I know. I've scrubbed it pretty good for a while now. Was wondering if the experts here have any advice. ThanksView attachment 365139View attachment 365140
yes it is.Was you safe protected with a dissicant cannister during this time period?
This is funny. Because the first time you look down a barrel with the teslong, it looked like nails on a chalk board. But I'm not afraid of it anymore. I'm basically looking to see how much copper it takes on with the first shots, looking for carbon rings, or to check and chart down a proper trim length. Never seen this kinda stuff before in any of my other barrels.Bore scopes should be illegal. They make too many people believe there is a problem, when no problem exists. Just shoot it. It's likely to shoot half minute or better.
If you borescope a barrel, and there isn't a raccon nested in it, just shoot it. Those pictures mean nothing.
can you link the article about the "90 gr hammers at 4000+". I want to try that out of my 257.
I own or have owned a dozen or more vanguards, and I love them. I've never owned one that didn't shoot as well as my ability would allow. I have one sitting in my safe that I rebarreled to a fast twist 270bee, one at a Smith getting a new heavy 300wsm barrel with a 1-8 twist, and my buddy @338 dude just took one to his Smith to have a cf takeoff installed. None of them were swapped for accuracy issues, just wanted faster twists or a cf barrel. If we were all ruled by practicality, the weatherby vanguard would be the only rifle in production.Weatherby told me to shoot it and see. Then go from there.
feel the same way. I have a few along with two howa 1500's. They do have a lot of features for a lower budget rifle. I bought this 3 years ago, to put another barrel on itI own or have owned a dozen or more vanguards, and I love them. I've never owned one that didn't shoot as well as my ability would allow. I have one sitting in my safe that I rebarreled to a fast twist 270bee, one at a Smith getting a new heavy 300wsm barrel with a 1-8 twist, and my buddy @338 dude just took one to his Smith to have a cf takeoff installed. None of them were swapped for accuracy issues, just wanted faster twists or a cf barrel. If we were all ruled by practicality, the weatherby vanguard would be the only rifle in production.
I skipped page 2 and 3.feel the same way. I have a few along with two howa 1500's. They do have a lot of features for a lower budget rifle. I bought this 3 years ago, to put another barrel on it
I figure with what I'm doing, I'll smoke this barrel with 2 to 3 lbs of powder
Bore scopes should be illegal. They make too many people believe there is a problem, when no problem exists. Just shoot it. It's likely to shoot half minute or better.
If you borescope a barrel, and there isn't a raccon nested in it, just shoot it. Those pictures mean nothing.