Thanks fellas!

by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Wednesday, February 17, 2016, 20:04 (3141 days ago) @ John K.

I ran out of time for a bore slug today....maybe tomorrow. As for actual twist, it occurred to me that I have a 17 caliber rod and a fella might be able to stack a few patches on it and get a better reading.

All that said, it's the original Husky barrel so I am assuming (at least for now) that there is nothing unusual going on there, at least as far as what one would expect from a LR barrel. So, ~.222" groove diameter with a 1:16 twist or there'bouts.

I will probably slug it first all the way through, feeling for tight/loose spots. Then, I was thinking slug it from the breech for a little bit and then slug it from the muzzle a little bit...maybe 2-3" each. It might show me if there is a difference at the business end...or not.

As for Col. Whelen's apt quotation, a semblance of accuracy is what I'm trying to find. We've all done it to one degree or another, I think. If I wanted an 'out of the box' hole puncher, I'd have bought a Savage 110 or Ruger American and foregone the chase.

With much appreciation,
Hoot