Remington 700 accuracy issue

[Pappabear]

You can see some of this,but shooting the gun with high quality ammo is the only real test.
And a rem 700 factory gun is as good a bet as any.

If it truly sucks, you just have to rebarrel which is not the norm.

PB

[QuietShootr]

The pictures Ring posted are pretty good. A quick test is to put your thumbnail into the crown and rotate your thumb. If you hit any snags (by which I mean an actual snag, not the smooth bump you get when going over a land) it's ****ed. That's a cursory inspection, but if it doesn't pass the snag test there's no sense in even looking at it further. The ****ed up crown illustrated in Ring's post would not pass the snag test.

Passing the snag test doesn't necessarily mean it's good, it just means it's worth looking closer. You will reject 30% of the Remingtons on the shelf with this test alone.

A quick question for you. If I'm looking at a used rifle at some place like Cabela's, is there a method you would recommend to examine a crown?

Maybe a good magnifying glass and a pocket flashlight? I do know a local gunsmith that is well-versed in the operation of a borescope. But I would have to buy the rifle first.

Any tips for the average Joe to keep in mind when he looks at a barrel crown?

I know that building a precision rig is a different ball of wax, but you brought up a good point.

Thanks.

[markm]

just a FYI, i tried Winchester 69 grain match... they sucked BAD

I'm assuming WIN still uses the SMK. Thus... that is amazing... you REALLY have to work hard to get an SMK to shoot bad. Even Black Hills can't manage to screw up the Matchking bullet.

[Pappabear]

Just to clear up my post if it was confusing. Like Ring and Quiet said, if the crown is noticibly jacked up, don't even go down that road.

To further help, how much $$ is the gun? What profile is the barrel!

PB

[SeriousStudent]

The pictures Ring posted are pretty good. A quick test is to put your thumbnail into the crown and rotate your thumb. If you hit any snags (by which I mean an actual snag, not the smooth bump you get when going over a land) it's ****ed. That's a cursory inspection, but if it doesn't pass the snag test there's no sense in even looking at it further. The ****ed up crown illustrated in Ring's post would not pass the snag test.

Passing the snag test doesn't necessarily mean it's good, it just means it's worth looking closer. You will reject 30% of the Remingtons on the shelf with this test alone.

Thanks, I appreciate the tips. I live within walking distance of a Cabela's, and always check out their used rifle racks a few times a week. That's an easy test to use.