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Well yesterday my brother got my gun out of his truck, and I here this WHACK!!! The sling screw stripped out of the stock and the barrel slammed into the concrete busting my 7mm in half... Complete accident, but I was a little distraught  My question is this: I have the chance to buy a used gun with a little less than 250 rounds through it. Where does that stand on the scale of barrel's life? Does it have a healthy life ahead or is it on its last legs? Thanks, Seth | ||
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Seth, a gun with 250 rounds through it should be just fine unless of course it is on of the super duper Mags and even then it should be ok. I have several guns that have a couple thousand rounds through them and they are still very good shooters. If it is in the class with the ultra mags or STW's give it a good looking over. | |||
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Wait it's the 30/06 Ackley Improved... Now I don't know if I want it. Can I shoot regular 30/06 through this or just the Ackley Improved cartridge? Thanks for the help -- don't know if I want this or not. I'll need y'alls help. | |||
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Busted what in half? The stock or the barrel? | |||
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what was the manufacturer?....tell us more about the damaged gun and the specific nature of the damage. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill | |||
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Remington 700 7mm Magnum. It broke in half right at the closest part of the action to the butt. IN HALF My father-in-law gave it to me a while back so I don't know anything about a warranty or what not. Any comments on the Ackley Improved -v- Springfield? Are they interchangeable? I need to know so I can tell this guy. I don't want some kind on a wildcat gun. | |||
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It broke in half right at the closest part of the action to the butt. Seth, if I am reading this right, you are saying the stock itself broke and not any of the metal. If that's the case, lots of used wood stocks are available and just a matter of getting your gun re-crowned and maybe a bluing touch up. | |||
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Yeah - I understand that, and may do it, but I'm still looking for another gun anyway -- this just kind of motivates me to do it. (you are correct -- only the stock broke in half) | |||
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If the AI was done correctly you should be able to load and shoot factory 30.06 ammunition in it. Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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I got 2 wood adl 700 stocks I'd part with for a small fee.Does your gun have a swing open floorplate or not? ****************************************************************** SI VIS PACEM PARA BELLUM *********** | |||
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No -- no floorplate | |||
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ebay or plastic stock it,, rebed, and keep shooting. unless it's a 264 or a 257 weatherby, your barrel is barely broken in opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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Can a 30/06 Ackley shoot store bought/factory 30/06 ammo? | |||
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depending on the reamer, yes... that's how you fireform them opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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you can try gun parts corporation/numrich for a stock, too. I found one I needed there. I bought a remington stock new from remington last year, another on ebay or get a synthetic- that way you could give it back to your brother with a clean conscience  you're looking at owning two rifles, here- always better than owning one | |||
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Seth, Do you reload? If no, then definately pass on the '06AI. Remember you'll need new dies for it. Nothing wrong with another gun, but you might want to get a new stock and then you don't have the urgency to get something else right away. Unless of course if you are married, then you need to get the new gun and wait a couple months before you discover that you can fix your old one! for every hour in front of the computer you should have 3 hours outside | |||
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pm sent ****************************************************************** SI VIS PACEM PARA BELLUM *********** | |||
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OK well there's only 99 Remington 700 stocks listed on Ebay today  And if you're patient you could find BDL bottom metal too. So for probably $100 total you get a new stock with a floorplate. And then get a pair of Remington 700 Bedding Pillars and some Acraglas gel from Brownells and you're in better shape than before. Unless you want to send the trigger in to get worked over too, REMINGTON 700 CUSTOM "LIGHT PULL" TRIGGER SERVICE | |||
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Ok, there Bubba gunsmith guru! just how many 264's have you owned and shot to make your profound statement? or is this just more of you running your mouth without any first hand knowledge as usual? | |||
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2- 264s, one a shot out POS that wouldn't make book.. douglas barrel on a mauser.. it was rebarreled to 300 win later... other, a NICE pre64 that a friend of mine liked way more than me, and made me a nice deal on a polytech m14 (m1a) that was MOA with a scope... I liked the 14, he liked the winchester. do a serach under my name and polytech and I am certain you'll find a picture of it here... of course, jimmy, we haven't established the FIRST time i've discussed items that you feel I didn't have expereince with... and, to your utter shame, you have been proven wrong to the point of tediusness I am still awaiting your aopology from the last time, but I am certain you lack the experience to accept when you are wrong, acknowledge it, and move on. Your life must truely be miserable.
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Bubba, let me set you straight, I have 10 264's and two of them have close to 1000 rounds down the tube and both still shoot as good as ever. They will hold right at 1" @ 100 yards. Don't believe everything you read jeffe, not everything is fact even though you post as fact. I am still awaiting your aopology  I called you out on the oxpho-blue stinking, you are the only one thinking it stinks. | |||
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Jimmy, what part of shot out POS did you miss in my reply? thanks, glad you are having good experience with your 264s opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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I just gotta but in here, there is so much more to shooting out a rifle barrel then the cartridge its chamberd for. and any given number of rounds down the bore. If you shoot a screamer like a .257 weatherby , or a .264 you need to be a little more carfull. i see lots of .257 weatherby ultrta lights. so i will use that as an example. If you shoot a round or 2 and let it cool and mabye even clean it before shooting again it will last alot longer than if you were to shoot 50 rounds in a session over say half an hour to an hour, repeatedly. another factor is bullet weight. if you shoot heavy bullets you will have less velocity (les friction) and a smaller powder charge, and mabye a faster burning powder so more of the powder burns in the case than down the bore. Clearly ultra fast small bore powder burners are tougher on barrels than other rounds. I have seen guys at the range shooting 100 rounds through a rifle prety fast , thats got shorten the life of the barrel than the same hundred rouns fired slowly no matter what round is being fired.....tj3006 freedom1st | |||
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TJ, your post is what I was talking about. There are several of the fast boomers in my safe and they are all tack drivers but they are well cared for and as you said, don't heat them up. Besides, who is really going to use a large magnum to shoot a 100 rounds at one sitting,not me | |||
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