03-10-2020, 01:26 PM
I received my Howa Miniaction Chassis rifle in 6.5 Grendel last week and I bore scoped the bore before I cleaned it or shot it and found some marks in the barrel. So I then cleaned it to make sure that it wasn't just some junk left over from them building it. The marks were still there about 3-4 inches ahead of the chamber. I can't tell how deep the marks are so I don't have any idea if they are deep enough to affect the accuracy. I have contacted Legacy Sports about this and they said I can send it in but their warranty states that if they shoot the rifle and if it shoots 1 MOA then they charge you $50.00 and shipping to return it without doing any work. I think that they should replace the barrel because to me this is a factory defect. I am not able to get them to say that it needs a new barrel so I have no idea what they will decide to do with it when they get it if I send it in. None of my other guns had any marks in their bores.
I am debating on whether to shoot the rifle first to see if these marks affect the accuracy or not. I included my bore cam pics for you to see. Any opinions welcome.
I am debating on whether to shoot the rifle first to see if these marks affect the accuracy or not. I included my bore cam pics for you to see. Any opinions welcome.