What happens to all the "worn out" bench rest barrels?

Well I just sold a take-off barrel in 223 that had gone from shooting in the 0.3s to 0.6. I think the buyer was going to use it for hunting or plinking.

My guess is that most end up sitting in someone's shop for a project yet to be started.
 
Someone involved in DCRA shooting told me that after about 5000-6000 rounds, the first half inch or so of rifling is cooked out.
So they remove the barrel, cut a bit more off the chamber end, re-chamber it again and re-install the slightly shorter barrel again.
Shoots very well after this.
 
I have re-chambered a F class barrel but really did not like results, but would be fine for hunting rifle accuracy. but most Fclass and benchrest barrels are heavy contours to heavy for hunting rifles
 
tomato stakes...........

after they have been set back once or twice they are cooked, the costs of a rebore are almost the same as a new barrel as the price of the metal is way cheaper then the actual machining and rifling. A lot of guys don't even set the barrels back, the price of a threading and chambering job to run a already enjoyed barrel are to risky, most of these barrels go from the competition line to the gopher field, and then finally the tomato field
 
How many do you want? I have quite a few. 6mm, around 20"-21", LV contours, all well known makers, all tight neck 6ppc, $75 each plus shipping. Usually around 1000 rds fired. Good for re chamber to 6br gopher whackers.
 
The thing is with most BR barrels, they are usually short and they are suitable only for light bullets. This means they are of value only as a gopher shooter. Now and then, one might find a relatively long heavy varmint barrel (up to 24 inch) but that's about it. Still a light bullet barrel though.
 
Sometime ill get one rechambered just so i can form a wildcat round in it and not burn out the good barrel making brass.
 
Like mentioned before the f-class and ftr barrels are very heavy. Making a rifle 15 to 17 lbs. Too heavy for my tastes to take hunting.
 
tigrr said:
Like mentioned before the f-class and ftr barrels are very heavy. Making a rifle 15 to 17 lbs. Too heavy for my tastes to take hunting.
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This problem is easily rectified with a little lathe time. Nothing can be done about twist. "F" class barrels will be fast twist and will shoot anything. However, "F" class barrels are also more likely to be used up since they are shot longer. This is simply because the accuracy requirements are not quite so great as in short range BR (a solid 3/8moa performer may be a winner in "F" class while that sort of performance will only elicit sympathy at a short range BR venue) so the barrels are not changed quite so often. Still, barrels which are considered to be all done for "F" class may respond well to being set back and re-chambered. I have one "F" class rifle which wears a barrel which was absolutely done in it's original chambering but which is very accurate after being set back 2 inches.
 
Now, that makes sense, and was what I was expecting to hear.

I suspect that worn out barrels may be like "dead" skidoos. There are hundreds of them lieing in state in back yards.

Thanks Bill,
Ted
 
I've bought a handful of of them over the years. I remember one 6 PPC Kreiger that I cut back and rechambered to 243. Put it into an untouched 700 SPS action for a guy in BC and it shoots crazy well with factory ammo.

They usually have lots of shank for rethreading and rechambering.
 
rpollock said:
How many do you want? I have quite a few. 6mm, around 20"-21", LV contours, all well known makers, all tight neck 6ppc, $75 each plus shipping. Usually around 1000 rds fired. Good for re chamber to 6br gopher whackers.
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Yep, I have bought a few barrels off rpollock with shockingly low round counts. Only issue is the length if you are thinking of going to a larger case.

Still trying to figure out what a "Waldog" is though. :)
 
Took my 6.5-08 HABU (260 Rem) action and barrel off my F-Class gun, rechambered and turned it down to a sporter contour, and slapped it into an SPS stock for a hunting gun.
 
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