my rifle keyholes badly i bought it used and new of this issue I tried some factory .223 55gr just to see how bad it was and it's bad .just looking at the bore everthing looks great the rifle isn't that old and it has the stainless steel barrel .any ideas on how to fix ie re-crowning or rebarreling .also where can I get a new barrel? I might just part it out to re-coup my money but I'd rather shoot it .
Savage Competition .223 Barrel issue
- Thread starter marks 36 hamon
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Take it to smith and have them give a once over. If the crown is messed up the smith can fix it quite easily.
As for new barrels you can look at www.riflebarrels.ca (tell Ian that Richard sent you
)
I think there is something more wrong than a messed crown to have it keyhole on you. I would have someone take a look at it for you.
As for new barrels you can look at www.riflebarrels.ca (tell Ian that Richard sent you
)I think there is something more wrong than a messed crown to have it keyhole on you. I would have someone take a look at it for you.
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Keyhole means that the bullet hits the paper sideways. Or not point first. Think poorly thrown wobbly football.
Take the longest heaviest bullet you have ie 75gr Amax and just seat it into your case. Mark it with jiffy marker all around the bullet. Chamber. Extract, hopefully you will see some marks from the lands around the perimeter of the bullet. Better yet, the bullet is pushed back into the case.
Shoot this bullet and not worry about the lighter ones.
If nothing, the throat is shot out and needs to be set back. NO big deal. As long as you see all 6 lands from the chamber side down to the muzzle, it will shoot once fixed.
Repeat with your 55gr. Odds are there will no land marks. Many factory rifles come with long throats so there is never a risk of hot factory ammo going over the top in their barrel. This is not good for long term accuracy.
The bullet must fully engrave into ALL lands while firmly supported by the neck. Otherwise, the bullet can get bumped to varying degrees and crash into the lands cockeyed.
Jerry
Mark, the bullet do not go end over end. If they did, they would never reach the paper.
Take the longest heaviest bullet you have ie 75gr Amax and just seat it into your case. Mark it with jiffy marker all around the bullet. Chamber. Extract, hopefully you will see some marks from the lands around the perimeter of the bullet. Better yet, the bullet is pushed back into the case.
Shoot this bullet and not worry about the lighter ones.
If nothing, the throat is shot out and needs to be set back. NO big deal. As long as you see all 6 lands from the chamber side down to the muzzle, it will shoot once fixed.
Repeat with your 55gr. Odds are there will no land marks. Many factory rifles come with long throats so there is never a risk of hot factory ammo going over the top in their barrel. This is not good for long term accuracy.
The bullet must fully engrave into ALL lands while firmly supported by the neck. Otherwise, the bullet can get bumped to varying degrees and crash into the lands cockeyed.
Jerry
Mark, the bullet do not go end over end. If they did, they would never reach the paper.
