Barrel interchange???

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Don't know if this is the right place for this but here goes....

I'm in the process of deciding if I will buy another rifle or buy a barrel for my Pro Hunter. My question is:

Can I swap barrel and go hunting or must I go to the range to do some fine tuning before the hunt?

Does swapping change anything at all?

Someone has told me that he needs to shoot 3-4 rounds before the barrel settles in, so what are your thoughts.
 
Technically the point of impact should be the same when you swap barrels, because the scope stays on the barrel, not the rifle. That said, I think I would at least confirm zero before heading out on a hunt.
 
I have an older Thompson Center Encore with a .30-06 barrel and a .223 barrel and yes - when you switch barrels you are still sighted in. But as "Blargon" says - you should still check the rifle out before you go off hunting. Just in case the 'scope got banged up while in storage.
 
I don't own a rifle with interchangeable barrels but my thoughts are if you are goin to change anything always check zero on paper not on animals just to be sure. I'm always rechecking/practising with rifles that I'm very sure ain't gonna change but instead of being very sure they're on and heading out, I know that they are on.
 
I dont own a Pro Hunter and the only switch barrel gun I owned (a TC Encore), I only had one barrel for.

Having said that, I very much doubt that two barrels of different calibre would shoot the the same POI. A fixed barrel gun firing different brands or weights of the same calibre (obviously) will often print two different groups.

It may be sort of close, maybe even fairly close, but if it is bang on, consider it lucky.
 
In practice I've had no trouble holding POI with Encore barrels. In fact, even if I detach the scope (QD rings) and reattach, I still wind up bang on.
 
I have that situation with a NEF HandiRifle. Each barrel has a dedicated scope so there shouldn't be a problem, but as blargon said above, it is certainly better to make sure of it on the range before hunting.
 
Yes I agree with each an everyone of you.
Upon interchanging barrels I will go to the range for a security check but I just wanted to find out your thoughts on the subject. When you start asking around you get lots of different answers.

In one case the answer I got was that the barrel needed 3 - 4 rounds to settle in.
Another one said, his was usually about 1" off, another would be 4 - 5" off and needed to readjust the scope.

Thanks for taking the time to read and provide insight on the matter.
 
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