just aquired this barrel last week and have been deal'n with the problems of accuracy.
first off the scope rail taps must have been done by a 3 year old...
the previous owner warned me of that... and its taken care of now.
the choke tube replacement was a pain too!!!
you can read more about that in the ilion satisfaction thread...
anyway i got one coming..
borrowed a set of dies from my son, until mine comes in..
found some brass and bullets i had since
? who knows...
all i can guess is its for my ruger that i have had since 1979.
and the dies must have been stolen years ago...
anyway....
shot her this morning with 250gr cast i made, again...when..
but it had a hope for fiddle'n wif...
i had to forget about the bead sight, cus its just there for the looks... i guess
after redrill and tap i mounted a short base and installed a cheap redot on her..
bore sited my way, unlike most do...
and she started to come alive!!!! 25 yards about 6" from my poa
moved to 50yrds 9" from poa, ok... i can deal with that..
dial'n the dot in until i got'r close ta center..
she's not a 1-holer but purdy close, maybe 2" or less. and thats as good as i need anyway
for 50yrd shots from a moving tractor
here she is ... the john deere shoot'n iron!!!!!!!!!!
i thank i'm gonna like it !!! and tha critters gonna hate it....
specially dem rattleback cotton mouths.....
i'm thank'n bout painter JD green and uh yeller!!!