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Counterbored muzzle on .22 rifle (Read 483 times)

slumlord44 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2634 Location: Lebanon, Illinois 62254 Joined: Dec 21^st, 2007	Counterbored muzzle on .22 rifle Jul 12^th, 2018 at 12:22am	Print Post
	I just bought a Stevens Tip Up Rifle on Gunbroker that was delivered today. Prety nice gun except someone has conterbored the muzzle the last 2 or 3 inches. I am assuming this was done to fix a worn or damaged muzzle. The rest of the rifiling looks good. I have seen where this is a possible satisfactory fix for this kind of a problem. Haven't been able to shoot it to see how the accuracy is. I plan to have a conversation with the seller about this. If it shoots ok I am thinking about keeping it if the seller is willing to make some sort of reasonable price adjustment. It's one of the nicer tip ups I have seen. This was not mentioned in the description and I have the option of returning it if not satisfied. Thoughts?


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BP Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7794 Location: Westside Joined: Aug 27^th, 2006	Re: Counterbored muzzle on .22 rifle Reply #1 - Jul 12^th, 2018 at 6:03am	Print Post
	What diameter is the counterbore?

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ballardhepburnmich ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 214 Location: Scotts,mi. Joined: May 20^th, 2015	Re: Counterbored muzzle on .22 rifle Reply #2 - Jul 12^th, 2018 at 6:47am	Print Post
	I have used this for a fix many times if the rest of the bore was good. Usually works quite well, but not always. Lee Gibbs


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Bent_Ramrod Oldtimer Offline Posts: 929 Location: Southern Arizona Joined: Feb 8^th, 2006	Re: Counterbored muzzle on .22 rifle Reply #3 - Jul 12^th, 2018 at 9:12am	Print Post
	I had a .38 caliber rifle with a pristine bore except for a bulge and ring about 3” from the end of the barrel. Keyholed every bullet I fired. I counterbored the end of the barrel past the bulge and ring, and polished the new “crown” as best I could. Still keyholed every shot. Continued the “counterbore” through the barrel and relined it. No more keyholes. I wouldn’t have minded the slight enlargement of the muzzle if the thing had shot OK.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 10311 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Counterbored muzzle on .22 rifle Reply #4 - Jul 12^th, 2018 at 1:29pm	Print Post
	I've seen that numerous times, and on all sorts of rifles and calibers. The ones I owned shot very well, and I'd not have a problem keeping it if you can end up resolving the price value with the seller.

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slumlord44 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2634 Location: Lebanon, Illinois 62254 Joined: Dec 21^st, 2007	Re: Counterbored muzzle on .22 rifle Reply #5 - Jul 13^th, 2018 at 5:17pm	Print Post
	I talked to the seller this morning and he was ok with me test firing it. Gun shoots fine. Seller agreed to refund me $100 back off the selling price which I am good with so it's a keeper.


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