Have had it for 6-7 years?????? It was a shooter right out of the box, with factory Hornady American Gunner 140 BTHP. Consistently around a half inch gun. Well, I neglected Cleaning it after a humid summer session and when I finally got around to it, it was loaded with rust, stem to stern! So I went to town with a bronze brush and vinegar. Then baking soda, flush and then a normal cleaning. That was 5 years ago now. Rust was gone the barrel is covered with pitting. That was the first time but its happened several more time since then. However the gun keeps shooting, just like new, right out of the box! To be fair I have noticed a reduction in velocities but the small groups are still there!
Youve always heard, be extremely careful with the crown, dont let it get dinged up! Ive got other guns with pitted, damaged crowns that are none the worse for wear either!
Heres the muzzle after I cleaned it up, you can clearly see the pitting damage to the crown! 50% of the barrel looks like the muzzle picture. Looking at that picture, you wouldnt think you couldnt hit the water with it if you shot it out of a boat!
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Haven't shot the gun in about a year, from a couple of days ago, gun has somewhere between 2-3k rounds through it.
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Youve always heard, be extremely careful with the crown, dont let it get dinged up! Ive got other guns with pitted, damaged crowns that are none the worse for wear either!
Heres the muzzle after I cleaned it up, you can clearly see the pitting damage to the crown! 50% of the barrel looks like the muzzle picture. Looking at that picture, you wouldnt think you couldnt hit the water with it if you shot it out of a boat!
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Haven't shot the gun in about a year, from a couple of days ago, gun has somewhere between 2-3k rounds through it.
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