Is it a mistake to have a barrel threaded and put on a late 80’s rifle to improve both precision and accuracy without any truing of action? I’m getting a 30 cal Bartlein m24 blank for a great price and I’m looking at having it put on my old 30-06 M77 (Tang safety) With components being impossible to find for reloading I’m not going over to .308 win but staying with what I have components for. Use for hunting and steel out to 1000 yards at local range. My first barrel change .
New barrel on an old Ruger
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I wouldn’t bother trueing up an action unless it had issues like bad primary extraction.
It will almost certainly shoot well.
It will almost certainly shoot well.
I would do it. I have a bone stock M77 308 Varmint from the 90’ that shoots great! Sub 1/2 MOA I used it for prone matches.
I also have a gun I built from a Gunsite Scout, put the action in a Ruger laminate police stock, Rock Creek M24 contour barrel. Best 5 shot group measure .185” @ 200 yds. The gun is stupid accurate!
Both guns bedded barrels floated. I don’t think you can “true” old Ruger actions??
They are square castings that are heat treated.
I also have a gun I built from a Gunsite Scout, put the action in a Ruger laminate police stock, Rock Creek M24 contour barrel. Best 5 shot group measure .185” @ 200 yds. The gun is stupid accurate!
Both guns bedded barrels floated. I don’t think you can “true” old Ruger actions??
They are square castings that are heat treated.
I have yet to see any documented case of blueprinting an action making it shoot demonstrably better. Are there actions out there that are wonky/fucked from the factory that could use it? Yes. Are they common? Not at all.
The barrel blank, chamber job, and chamber dimensions all matter much more.
The barrel blank, chamber job, and chamber dimensions all matter much more.
This^^^^^^^^. Don Geraci is a National Bench shooter and he says the same, barrel blank, chamber, decent bedding and you can make a tomato stake shoot well. You also need to have great skill sets and ammo.
That opens another topic.. gunsmiths and chambering. I went int the local shop and asked approx price for chambering and threading both ends installed on action, took the guy a trip to the back and several minutes to answer what I would think was a simple every day question. First impression was to wait and ask you guys on here. Send off to have this done? That’s what I’m thinking tight now
A good barrel job will run you $300-475 not including cost of barrel.
Lots of great places to get a barrel done.
If they have to think about pricing I’d be leery.
Sounds like he doesn’t do the work himself. Probably calling the machinist he uses.
Call Southern Precision.
Right now he has a Hide special for threading, chambering and muzzle threads for 3 bills. He might do that on your action too.
The thread is located just below the PX in the commercial threads.
Right now he has a Hide special for threading, chambering and muzzle threads for 3 bills. He might do that on your action too.
The thread is located just below the PX in the commercial threads.
Thanks I googled him, can’t find in commercial forum, just Deep South Tactical machining special
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