This is my SPS Tactical....
I'm starting to have a real love/hate relationship with it. I got it about a month or so ago. On my first couple of range trips I was shooting .6 and .8" groups with it using what has become my standard load. If the number of empty bullet boxes on my bench is accurate, I have about 800 rounds through it so far.
On my last range visit, I was killing myself just to shoot a MOA group. I have been cleaning my rifle after every range trip (about 200 rounds) using Butch's Bore Shine, which is suppose to remove everything including copper. Well, after the latest range trip, I cleaned it and took a good look down the bore. I could see a layer of copper embedded in the grooves. I've never seen that much copper in a barrel before.
I'm coming over to bolt guns from ARs. I build my ARs myself and have always used either chrome lined (for carbines) or high quality, hand lapped barrels (for precision builds). I gone literally over a 1000 rounds with my precision AR without having any issues with copper. This bolt gun had me stunned.
Anyway, I scrubbed the ever livin' crud out of the barrel, used three different copper solvents and finally, I don't see anymore copper.
Is it normal to get that kind of copper buildup? Is there anything that I can do to fix it? Should I lap the barrel? If so, how?
I've also been contemplating getting either a new rifle or having this one rebarreled. After having seen the results that gglass got with his Police Model, I'm thinking that it might be the most cost effective way to go. Since Remington guarantees MOA accuracy with that rifle, I've gotta figure that the action has been trued and that there is something more to the barrel than just being a plain jane barrel.
If I get my rifle done, I'll need to get the action trued, the barrel replaced and have my scope mount holes redrilled straight (mine are way off center).
What do you guys think? Will having mine worked on be worth it or will just getting the Police model do the trick? Being new to bolt guns, I'm just not sure of what direction to go in.
BTW, do any of you know anything about the Bergara drop in barrels that come with the conversion to the Savage style of barrel nut? That looks interesting and not too expensive either.
Oh, I forgot to mention that I did pick up a pull off LTR barrel. Would getting that put on be an improvement or just more of the same thing?
Thanks.
I'm starting to have a real love/hate relationship with it. I got it about a month or so ago. On my first couple of range trips I was shooting .6 and .8" groups with it using what has become my standard load. If the number of empty bullet boxes on my bench is accurate, I have about 800 rounds through it so far.
On my last range visit, I was killing myself just to shoot a MOA group. I have been cleaning my rifle after every range trip (about 200 rounds) using Butch's Bore Shine, which is suppose to remove everything including copper. Well, after the latest range trip, I cleaned it and took a good look down the bore. I could see a layer of copper embedded in the grooves. I've never seen that much copper in a barrel before.
I'm coming over to bolt guns from ARs. I build my ARs myself and have always used either chrome lined (for carbines) or high quality, hand lapped barrels (for precision builds). I gone literally over a 1000 rounds with my precision AR without having any issues with copper. This bolt gun had me stunned.
Anyway, I scrubbed the ever livin' crud out of the barrel, used three different copper solvents and finally, I don't see anymore copper.
Is it normal to get that kind of copper buildup? Is there anything that I can do to fix it? Should I lap the barrel? If so, how?
I've also been contemplating getting either a new rifle or having this one rebarreled. After having seen the results that gglass got with his Police Model, I'm thinking that it might be the most cost effective way to go. Since Remington guarantees MOA accuracy with that rifle, I've gotta figure that the action has been trued and that there is something more to the barrel than just being a plain jane barrel.
If I get my rifle done, I'll need to get the action trued, the barrel replaced and have my scope mount holes redrilled straight (mine are way off center).
What do you guys think? Will having mine worked on be worth it or will just getting the Police model do the trick? Being new to bolt guns, I'm just not sure of what direction to go in.
BTW, do any of you know anything about the Bergara drop in barrels that come with the conversion to the Savage style of barrel nut? That looks interesting and not too expensive either.
Oh, I forgot to mention that I did pick up a pull off LTR barrel. Would getting that put on be an improvement or just more of the same thing?
Thanks.
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