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Gunsmithing How smooth should the bore be if it was hand lapped at the factory?
well, so I emailed the manufacturer with the photos. The response that I got is that since this is the "Regular/Standard" Match and not "super/select/premium" Match grade, some tooling marks are expected. Shoot and see what happens. Also called the distributor. They didn't think it looked...- johnny_boy
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Disappointed with "expensive" spotting scopes
I bought a Konus 20-x60 80mm spotting scope a few years ago to spot .17/.22/.30 caliber holes at 200 yard. Overall, to be honest, I am not too happy with it. I have a Sightron SIII 8x32 scope, and it does a better job at identifying holes than the Konus spotting scope. So, I don’t really use...- johnny_boy
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best tripod for spotting scope
I have photography background, and if you want something good and light, Gitzo carbon fiber tripods are sturdy and light. $500-$1500 depends on what size you pick. Mine has seen a lot of miles and abused and still going strong after 10 years. You will have to spend additional amount for the head.- johnny_boy
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Gunsmithing How smooth should the bore be if it was hand lapped at the factory?
That could be totally true. but I think the tool marks are too deep for the lapping process to remove them? Part of the reasons why I decided to upgrade my barrel is that my factory barrel, while it shoots well at 3/4 MOA average with handload and FGMM, it has severe fouling problem and after...- johnny_boy
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Gunsmithing How smooth should the bore be if it was hand lapped at the factory?
When you sy transition area, what do you mean? You mean the throat area, or the area from where the good part ends and bad part starts? If latter, it just suddenly start having those hash/tooling marks. I will see if I can grab another picture of that in the evening.- johnny_boy
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Gunsmithing How smooth should the bore be if it was hand lapped at the factory?
Thanks for the reply so far. I just got the barrel tonight, so I have not had a chance to call up the manufaturer. I will do that monday morning. So, I took the picture of the bore. So you are saying this is normal? Below is what I think is good. 2/3 of the barrel is like this from the...- johnny_boy
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Gunsmithing How smooth should the bore be if it was hand lapped at the factory?
I am new at this, so please ignore my ignorance. :-) I bought a short chambered "match" grade barrel for my Remington 700 Varmint 308 in Stainless Steel that was supposed to be hand lapped at the barrel factory. How smooth should the inside be? I thought it would be mirror like finish...- johnny_boy
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