Oldguy Since no one knows where you live I would like to invite you AND your rifle to the Indiana shoot next weekend. I am quite sure Pat Fred and Brad would not mind burning up some of YOUR ammo to see if the bbl should be replaced. Pat just got rid of a 22-250 that had worn out 4 plastic boxes just from putting reloaded brass in them. Pat said the bbl could still take off the left wing onky on a mosquitoe at 500 yards on a hot windy day. ;D ;D