Need direction on a barrel swap

[Kruel J]

You're right, anyone who counsels buying a new rifle is always right, BUT…

If anything, I'm trying to go the other way on my rifle inventory. Heresy, I know, but after losing my dad 4 years ago I realized how little I really need. If I have rifles that I haven't fired in years, why keep them? There's some guy out there who would shoot the heck out of my safe queens.

And before you say shoot more, I already do, just with different loads.





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You make good points. Ones that weren't realized at the beginning of the thread. I lost my dad 3 1/3 years ago and ended up with his collection. I did sell off some of his guns, but only the new modern ones he either hadn't fired or barely fired and I had no interest in (Shield EZ as example). Anything that had any type of history to it was kept. But alas, my safe is bursting at the seams. I get it for sure.

 

[Pepe-lepew]

Pepe,
Read the original post. She's screaming accurate with just about anything 64 gr and under.

Neo is right, 1-10" isn't an option for the bullet I want.

I missed it was a 1:10". I see them in 1:8 and that can be on the edge for the long bullets.

If it is an accurate rifle, I wouldn't swap barrels.

 

[jbett98]

Maybe look into trading for a Tikka that needs a new barrel. A long shot, but worth thinking about.

 

[orygun]

What you talkin' 'bout, Willis? Pushin' 'em faster won't make them spin at a faster rate, they'll still only do 1 rotation every 10 inches, they'll just cover that 10" a little quicker.

Actually a higher velocity does slightly increase bullet RPMs, and that's what stabilizes the bullet . I think it would take a BIG jump in FPS to gain enough RPMs to stabilize the long bullets, but if the loads being used aren't quite max, it might have a positive effect. "Might" is the key word.

 

[Bigbull94]

I would just look for another take off 1-8 tikka barrel. Shouldn't break the bank . I see take offs in the 100 dollar range. My 1-8 likes light bullets and heavies.