Thread: Little help needed

Originally Posted by possummatti

Isn't it multi purpose? Barefoot told me that any caliber or load would slip right in.

17HMR might rattle down the barrel a bit and 50 cal might not fit in the chamber but other than that anything between .22 and 338 Lapua should be the go. Ha ha ha ha

Perhaps it's time to do a chamber cast and see just what's going on.
Any chance of getting comments from previous owner?.

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

Any chance of getting comments from previous owner?.

I was the previous owner. I bought it sight unseen off another forum member and I never saw it before on selling it onto @possummatti.
It was originally meant to be the basis of the next forum rifle build. As that never got off the ground it was decided to sell it one to someone cheaply so that it would get used.
Now clearly no good deed goes unpunished

The previous owner to me has commented on this thread and said he never had a problem.

I have discussed the problem with possummatti and Happy and the result is he is getting a refund and Rushy is hoping to pick up the rifle on the Rushy/Gibo/Pengy road trip (thanks).
I will then either strip it for parts or throw it in the bin unless someone feels like a project.

Originally Posted by Barefoot

I was the previous owner. I bought it sight unseen off another forum member and I never saw it before on selling it onto @possummatti.
It was originally meant to be the basis of the next forum rifle build. As that never got off the ground it was decided to sell it one to someone cheaply so that it would get used.
Now clearly no good deed goes unpunished

The previous owner to me has commented on this thread and said he never had a problem.

I have discussed the problem with possummatti and Happy and the result is he is getting a refund and Rushy is hoping to pick up the rifle on the Rushy/Gibo/Pengy road trip (thanks).
I will then either strip it for parts or throw it in the bin unless someone feels like a project.

Not your fault at all and the only reflection should be you did the right thing. Thanks Barefoot. The scope is not too bad so keep that !

Good bugger BF

It must be an easy job for a gunsmith to take the barrel off and run a reamer into the chamber .
I realise that this is a budget exercise , but it seems a shame to just give up on it .
Anyone got a bore scope that could be put up the barrel to see if its shot out and in particular the throat and chamber to see if there is still an obstruction of fouling .
Cleaning a barrel is a topic that seems to get the juices flowing and the debates raging , but I recently witnessed a friend clean a newly purchased second hand 22.250 .
He did all his usual cleaning techniques and declared it clean . It didn't shoot great , but it was OK .
He got talked into buying some cleaner from the gun shop that is a foam that you spay down the bore , it expands , you leave it for a set time and clean it out . He was amazed what came out of that " clean barrel "
I didn't witness that actual cleaning , but I did see the improved results when he shot it next with the same ammo and everything .
It was quite an impressive demonstration of " how clean is your barrel " .
Hope you find an answer to the problem .

Ken

Originally Posted by Gibo

Good bugger BF

+1 good onya BF....

The foam stuff is good (and easy) to use. I swapped to it after see it on one of Norway's videos.

Im impressed with how you guys have sorted this out big ups for barefoot sorted like real gentlemen

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

Im impressed with how you guys have sorted this out big ups for barefoot sorted like real gentlemen

He's a bloody gc Marty. Wasn't anyone's fault just one of those things and now everyone's happy again. I think

Just a thought, do the older savage 110 actions run the same barrel nut setup? If so surely somone has a second hand savage tube that could go on the thing, a gunsmith or clever fella can swap out a savage barrel in about 20-30mins from what I understand.

The resale on the rifle is only $400ish so swapping a spare barrel on (unless it was free) isn't a cost efficient exercise. For instance I bought an unfired savage recently for $550, so it's just not worth spending money on this one.

Very true. They are a pretty good action, just thought somone might have an old '08 chambered barrel lying round from a build or something they will part ways with for cheap/free.

SO where is this $550 unfired savage supply? haha I want to build a bush rig......

Keep your eye on trademe. Sportways has been selling off their old display rifles and demo ones over the last few months