How close to the muzzle? Could it be rust?You could shorten and Re-crown it if it’s that bad. Can you take a screenshot of the borescope pic if you’re using your phone?
Purchase a used 110 in .30/06. Shot very little. After three trips to the range, it will not shoot better than 3". This is a wood stock model from 2004. I replaced the scope, no change. Four different powders, Three different bullets, and two different primers. Groups are mostly vertical.
I borrowed a bore scope and found "pot holes" in the barrel towards the muzzle. The barrel seems pretty smooth with not a lot of copper in it.
My next step will be to pillar bed the stock. Should I try J B first?
Unfortunately, I do not own a rifle that shoots over 1.5" so this is a challenge.
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How close to the muzzle? Could it be rust?You could shorten and Re-crown it if it’s that bad. Can you take a screenshot of the borescope pic if you’re using your phone?
I used some JB compound on it and it improved by 50%. Shoots about 1.25 inches. I have all the material to pillar bed it, just need to get the ambition to do it!
You said you purchased it used. How do you know it’s shot very very little? If I had a dollar for every time somebody told me a gun they were selling was Used Very Little….. well, I’d have like $25 bucks or something. Still, that’s quite a few. “Low round count” with used firearms can often be like “ALL Highway Miles” as it pertains to the used car market.
Bedding is always a good idea with a wood stock. Pillars definitely! (I prefer Devcon Plastic Steel to JB. Much higher strength bond.) However, I think your barrel may need a new throat. And remove the Copper as well. Really, before anything else. Get a good Caustic Copper solvent & go to town.
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