Gunsmith said Tikka .308 barrel has bad factory tooling marks?

Fassi123

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Last year I bought a lightly used T3x super light that we struggled to get to shoot accurately at 100yds. Different ammo. The whole 9 yards.

Took it to a reputable gunsmith recently who used a borescope and told me that there’s really bad factory tooling marks inside the barrel. He said he’s never seen that before on a tikka.

Has anyone ever heard of this before? I did again, but it used, and even though it looked like it was lightly used you never know what somebody could’ve done I suppose.
 
The $55 teslong borescope on amazon isnt half bad. I scope all my stuff. You’d be surprised what you see out of factory rifles.
Also surprising how bad they can look and still shoot good.
 
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