Sounds great….never hurts to improve the operator. The trigger is pretty stiff on there. I’ll add that to the upgrade.
Didn't Coffin build your rifle? mtmuley
Neg @mtmuley. Sent gun out of state. A buddy refered me to a guy who he knows that builds benchrest guns.
Yes sir I do…I’ve never been a fan of shiny guns. Sure they are nice to look at but I prefer a dull finish for a hunting rifle and since it’s getting work done then why not.
Is that $250 including the barrel? If it's just the labour for putting it on, that's way too much. I don't think it took my guy forty minutes to put my barrel on. Pulling barrels off military guns can sometimes be challenging as armories often peened the reciever edge over the barrel. But pulling the barrel on a 700 should be no trouble. Adjusting head space shouldn't be hard either. If you put the gun back in the stock and do the work to open up the barrel trough for new barrel and/or rebed the action (only necessary if you didn't float the barrel all the way to receiver - most sources say float to the chamber), then I think $250 for rebarrel labour is way out of line.
That’s for a barrel too. He tried to fix my grandfather’s shotgun for me and it didn’t work out. So I’m not sure I’d use him anyway. He’s just the only guy around I know and I wanted an idea about the cost. He did say it was an easy change out.
They love them for rabbit and squirrel hunting here in MS. That’s all he does. He said a Belgium made Browning in a 16 is the best gun he’d ever hunted with and he had one identical to it that he lost in a fire. It was my grandfather’s rabbit gun..so it’s not going anywhere. I’ve told him, but he keeps trying. Has offered 1500$ for it. I shoot it a few times a year, but haven’t hunted with it. It’s a nice shotgun for sure.
If that includes the barrel I'd be a little suspicious. I went with a "closest-guy-available" gunsmith who said putting my barrel on was "easy." Two months later I'm about to take off for Africa and the guy still has the gun and is ghosting me. I call the shooters supply place that took the gun in and the kid behind the counter said their gunsmith had "gone rogue." Whaaaat! I had to drive across the border mid pandemic (fortunately still US citizen), drive to Wisconsin, and threaten to call LE before the bum (yes, he lives in a shack!) produced my gun ... in four pieces! Then drive on to Minneapolis VA hospital for COVID test so I can get back into Canada. Back up to International Falls crossing ... on the first day Canada opened the border. I sat in line for five hours 90+ degree heat before getting through customs. First stop was Walmart to buy clean clothes! Then on to Dryden trying to locate another gunsmith living off the grid but he had just left town for birth of grandchild. Then back to Kenora and all the way north to Red Lake where a retired gunsmith/mine machinist put the barrel on. Then eight hour drive back home, bed the new barrel, sight it in the next day, then drive back to Minneapolis for another COVID test so I could fly to Africa the next day (Twin Cities is 14 hrs round trip from my house). That was five days of almost nonstop driving because some joker gunsmith couldn't do an "easy" job. It's my understanding you can mail your gun to yourself c/o of a gunsmith and he can mail it back without FFL issues. It's not buying or selling a gun so no need to be limited to a local guy. Ask around or search the net. If your family has struck out with this guy once I see no reason to give him another swing at the bat. Anyway, that's a ways down the road. May not be necessary.
I think anyone on here would agree that would be a crap shoot. Maybe, maybe not. If one is mono and one is lead, very unlikely. Same with boat tail vs flat base bullets or round nose vs pointed soft point. Even similar bullets loaded by different companies could (and likely would) shoot differently. Just changing primers can make a difference in grouping. What's even more mystifying is changing weights can change the LOCATION of a group. Going from 165 gr Partitions to 191 gr Hornady soft point (now extinct) still gives a pretty good group at 100 yards but way down and to left of the 165 load. The reason is different velocity and/or bullet weight produces different barrel harmonics. When the heavier bullet leaves the barrel the muzzle has vibrated to a different position than where it was when zeroed with 165 gr. I would be curious to know what effect the Simms harmonic stabilizer would have on changing bullets. Browning makes (or made) a BOSS system harmonic stabilizer that attached to the end of the barrel. It is a rotating counterweight with a dial on it. Presumably the shooter can get the gun dialed in for several different loads and change ammo without having to make a trip back to the range. Simply dial in the new load. Might be nice if one wanted to take a 30-06 on a trip where pronghorn and elk were on the menu.
Get a Leupold 3xHD for a scope. You'll love it!
I’m getting one with the cds as well. My brother has one and it’s worth every penny.
The 6.8 Western is definitely interesting, but I’m out east and have yet to see the ammo or a rifle chambered in it.
I dont have. Ton of guns, but i have a few and have shot a couple... Last year i got a browning hells canyon in 6.8 western and put a leupold vx5 on it. Never tried the cds system before... I can honestly say it is the nicest shooting rifle i have ever shot and the cds system is impressive and simple
Im in NY, i had to order my ammo on line. Local stores had a ton of it, bwfoee they had the rifle itself
