I bought a "cheap" ($500) HRA 5.73mil range with a 10-66 SA barrel with sharp
rifling, showing 1/4in on the old bullet test. 7 SA trigger group, PB oprod, 17 SA bolt, beat up wood and unmarked on all the other parts.....
I traded even on an HRA trigger group, spent $100 each on the HRA bolt and HRA oprod.
I had the correct marked stock that needed wood repair for a tight lockup.
I looked for the go/no go gauges but the CMPicon had a long wait.... and I couldn't wait any longer so I took her to the range and at 200yards I got a tight group, but I also got problems..... the empty rounds would sometimes jam in the chamber but the bolt would cycle tearing the brass off at the extractor.
I took her to the Eastern games but was to excited with my new '45 garand to wait for the armorer to do more then glance at her, he said either a frosted chamber or a bad chamber..... mz was a little under 1.
I got my gauges today..... and it closed on the no go and did have a little frosting in the chamber needing removing.....
So my "Question" after my long winded explanation, do I spend the extra for a new barrel?-find a good HRA barrel?- hope to find a decent smith thats cheap? ........or just sell the dang thing? Kind of a what would you do question? thanks!
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