Never before was I given such a demonstration of the paramount iportance of having a good barrel. I rebarrelled rifles before but always to another caliber so that I had no real basis for comparison. Now I can compare what my Win 70 in .338 Win Mag did with the stove pipe the factory insists on calling a barrel (the best it did was 5 into 2.5 MOA) and a premium grade Lothar Walther. After 58 rounds, using one powder and 2 bullet weights, I found my new bbl.'s pet load which shoots 5 Sierra 250 GK in .72 MOA. If it wasn't for the .338's recoil, this rifle could pass for an acceptable varmint gun .



[ 07-21-2002, 13:41: Message edited by: Andr� Mertens ]

Andre' this is the reason I use nothing but Lothar Walter barrels!


[ 07-21-2002, 19:47: Message edited by: Bear Claw ]

Andr�, I am thinking about rebarreling my Win 70 Classic Supergrade. .30-06, 6.5-06 or 8x68S ???

Congrats on your new barrel!!

Hermann