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gedenke · January 25, 2010, 08:49 PM

I have an old Arisaka sporter chambered in 6.5x257, (some of you here have seen it) not a bubba-job, but not really worth too much either. The gun is decent and I like it. After some extensive work with various handloads, I've come to the conclusion that the barrel has expired. I can get 2-3" groups any given day and sometimes a little less. Once in a while the gun will shoot good, but not consistantly.

My smith will rebarrel for about $200, so, question is: Do I cough up the dough and rebarrel or leave the gun as-is and put the $200 plus another $200 into a new rifle?

For purpose of clarification, I'm not needing benchrest accuracy, this is a hunting rifle. I would just like it to shoot closer to 1-1.5" groups @100. Consistancy is the real goal.

January 25, 2010, 08:49 PM	#1
gedenke Senior Member Join Date: August 8, 2007 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 381	To rebarrel or not...? I have an old Arisaka sporter chambered in 6.5x257, (some of you here have seen it) not a bubba-job, but not really worth too much either. The gun is decent and I like it. After some extensive work with various handloads, I've come to the conclusion that the barrel has expired. I can get 2-3" groups any given day and sometimes a little less. Once in a while the gun will shoot good, but not consistantly. My smith will rebarrel for about $200, so, question is: Do I cough up the dough and rebarrel or leave the gun as-is and put the $200 plus another $200 into a new rifle? For purpose of clarification, I'm not needing benchrest accuracy, this is a hunting rifle. I would just like it to shoot closer to 1-1.5" groups @100. Consistancy is the real goal. __________________ There's an art...to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss!