Hey guys,
Anybody here fooled with setting back barrels on older bolt action 22's and rechambering them with a match reamer to get some extra accuracy out of them?
There are a couple candidate guns at the local shops - older single shot 22's with pinned/pressed barrels. I could pick up one of these fairly cheap to experiment with...
Folks do it all the time with factory 10/22 barrels - but those often have cavernous chambers which don't shoot all that well... but.. Does it really make a difference on bolt actions?
I am not going to be shooting stingers or velocitors and certainly not trying to stuff 22 mags into a worn 22lr chamber... I will stick with regular ammo... but I would love to have one of these older rifles that will hold an honest to goodness 1/2" or less at 50 yards...