Rokstok Lite

[ztc92]

I’ve taken my 223 to 900 yards practicing with a spotter. You can practice as far as you can see trace or spot impacts. Regardless of barrel length, that will be your limiting factor.

Foe the blued barrels ... Do you clean the bore or chamber at all? I've considered a blued barrel multiple times but don't want to end up with rust issues. I'm not worried about the external appearance... Only the inside. I'm now a bore and chamber neglector and I don't want to go back haha

I own a bore scope I got as a gift and have never even opened it. I’ve got about 750 rounds on a blued 6.5 creedmore that still shoots as good as the day I bought it, never cleaned once. No rust I can see.

I have family and friends with multiple blued tikkas between them that have over 1000 rounds on them without cleaning or any issues.

The advice I learned at S2H and have put into practice is “barrels are consumable if you shoot enough”, so as long as they keep shooting well, who cares about how they look?

 

[gtriple]

Foe the blued barrels ... Do you clean the bore or chamber at all? I've considered a blued barrel multiple times but don't want to end up with rust issues. I'm not worried about the external appearance... Only the inside. I'm now a bore and chamber neglector and I don't want to go back haha

Unless you are in an extremely salty and wet environment, I wouldn’t worry about the blueing rusting. I’ve left my blued Tikka 223 in my truck all season in the SC heat and humidity. Not a speck of rust on it. Their blueing is a lot better than say a Ruger.

 

[RockAndSage]

The advice I learned at S2H and have put into practice is “barrels are consumable if you shoot enough”, so as long as they keep shooting well, who cares about how they look?

It's amazing how much "damaging what it'll be worth someday" holds back people from optimizing their abilities with guns. Whether burning through barrels, modifying things as needed (smoothing out rough spots, carving things up to fit you better for performance, etc), wearing out the finish, etc. A nice, shiny gun is like a nice, shiny suit of armor - it's owner clearly isn't experienced with it.

 

[cowdisciple]

It's amazing how much "damaging what it'll be worth someday" holds back people from optimizing their abilities with guns. Whether burning through barrels, modifying things as needed (smoothing out rough spots, carving things up to fit you better for performance, etc), wearing out the finish, etc. A nice, shiny gun is like a nice, shiny suit of armor - it's owner clearly isn't experienced with it.

Wait, are you saying that my rifles won't appreciate in value over time? Next you'll tell me they might not all become desirable heirlooms.

 

[bullmtn]

Wait, are you saying that my rifles won't appreciate in value over time? Next you'll tell me they might not all become desirable heirlooms.

My nieces and nephews are lined up to inherit my late 1990's savage 110 topped with a Nikon Prostaff.

 

[flyfisher117]

Wait, are you saying that my rifles won't appreciate in value over time? Next you'll tell me they might not all become desirable heirlooms.

I wanted to unscrew the hockey puck recoil pad of my Ruger M77 and screw on a prefit that would make the rifle more enjoyable to shoot.

The boomers of the Ruger M77 group reamed my butt for wanting to “ruin” my rifle. Went on to inform me I’m a spoiled guy that didn’t deserve the rifle etc etc.