RePete
04-25-2009, 11:37 PM
I posted a while back asking opinions on having a varmint barrel recontoured to a sporter.
I got lots of good advice and thank everyone for their helpfull opinions.
I deceided to go ahead with my plan, and thought I'd post the results.
Oh,,,, and after agonizing for a few days I went ahead and had the barrel cut from 24" to 22".
I've only had it out for a sight in and to check the velocity since the wind was just to bad for any accuracy testing yesterday.
She handels like a dream with the shorter barrel, but I did loose about 120fps from a load I had worked up before the recontouring. I'm not too worried since it was a load with W760 that has never produced alot of velocity for me anyway. I have some loads with IMR4320 I'll shoot next time out. I've always gotten good velocity from the 4320 and am well below max with what I'm using now.
Anywhooo,,, here's the before,,,,,,,,,
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/CharlieB401/foxpro/DSCN0086-1.jpg
and after pix...
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/CharlieB401/noname094.jpg
I killed quite a few Coyotes and a pretty fair number of Cats with this gun before the barrel gave up the ghost and I deceided to have it rebarreled and use it for rodents about 4yrs ago,,, so this is kinda like getting an old friend back.
Life's Good:D
I got lots of good advice and thank everyone for their helpfull opinions.
I deceided to go ahead with my plan, and thought I'd post the results.
Oh,,,, and after agonizing for a few days I went ahead and had the barrel cut from 24" to 22".
I've only had it out for a sight in and to check the velocity since the wind was just to bad for any accuracy testing yesterday.
She handels like a dream with the shorter barrel, but I did loose about 120fps from a load I had worked up before the recontouring. I'm not too worried since it was a load with W760 that has never produced alot of velocity for me anyway. I have some loads with IMR4320 I'll shoot next time out. I've always gotten good velocity from the 4320 and am well below max with what I'm using now.
Anywhooo,,, here's the before,,,,,,,,,
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/CharlieB401/foxpro/DSCN0086-1.jpg
and after pix...
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/CharlieB401/noname094.jpg
I killed quite a few Coyotes and a pretty fair number of Cats with this gun before the barrel gave up the ghost and I deceided to have it rebarreled and use it for rodents about 4yrs ago,,, so this is kinda like getting an old friend back.
Life's Good:D