Bullet tip into barrel

[bobfortier]

Hi

Just a quick question. I took a bullet and I tried to fit it inside the barrel, at the tip. The bullet can go all the way to the cartridge without resistance.

Can this affect accuracy ?

 

[LeeEnfieldNo.4_mk1]

That usually means your crown (tip of the bore) is worn out and Yes that will effect accuracy. A common solution to this is to snip the last 1" or so off the barrel and redo the crown. If its a rare milsurp, you might have to retire it as a shooter unless you want to bubba it.

 

[H Wally]

Has it been counter bored?

 

[louthepou]

Take a bullet (on its own) and see how far down it'll fall in the barrel. If only an inch or two, might be worth counter-boring as H W suggests. Not too expensive a job by a gunsmith. But if it's a 100$ gun, that probably wouldn't be worth it.

 

[ben hunchak]

Try it with the right caliber bullet.

 

[Vimy Ridge]

Try it with the right caliber bullet.

 

[bobfortier]

It is a 100$ rifle, so I'll see what I'll do with this....thanks !

 

[woodchopper]

It is a 100$ rifle, so I'll see what I'll do with this....thanks !

Oh...... more details, what rifle is it, what bullet, there may be other factors at work here.

and PICTURES

 

[Pblatzz]

 

[louthepou]

Oh...... more details, what rifle is it, what bullet, there may be other factors at work here.

and PICTURES

Woodchopper may be suspecting a .308" bullet in a Mosin-Nagant barrel?