| Tom,
I have a question for you. I mentioned the sporterized/customized Mauser in 25-06. Dad had made a comment that due to the large number of rounds that had been fired through that rifle over the years that much of the fine accuracy had been shot out of that barrel. (A few thousand rounds under that kind of force and pressure can certainly wear things down a bit!) It was still a pretty danged accurate rifle, but not quite like it was when it was finished, although a little JB Bore cleaner to remove the copper fouling usually helped things.
My question is this: Should I ever get that rifle, should I just leave it as it is, or should I invest the cash to have it rebarreled? This is a sweet rifle in virtually every regard. It was customized by my father, who was the local gunsmith in my home town. There were some things that he couldn't do in his workshop, but only because he didn't have the equipment there in his workshop, not because he didn't know how. (For example, he didn't have hot bluing tanks, he just used Brownells Oxpho Blue for touch ups.) Anyway, the rifle has a gorgeous stock, a custom bolt, it looks beautiful, but it was extremely accurate for a wood stocked rifle. It was meant to be used, not looked at.
Anway, if you have ever done this sort of thing, I'd love to hear what you have to say about it.
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