On Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:21:07 -0500, Tim Wescott
wrote:

On Sun, 23 Sep 2012 12:30:34 -0700, Gunner wrote:

On Sun, 23 Sep 2012 09:53:25 -0700, wrote:

Greetings all you Gundamentalists,
I have an old Remington Model 6 .22 caliber rifle. I like this rifle but
it needs lots of work. When I bought it it had a steel rod driven in the
muzzle end about 2 inches deep. I don't know who did this damage or why.
Anyway, it needs to be relined. Among other things. I'm going to buy a
barrel liner from Brownells. I want to shoot mostly CB shorts from this
rifle, but may want to shoot .22LR rounds also. Brownells sells two
types of liners, one rifled for .22LR and the other for shorts. Since I
will be shooting both types of rounds which liner should I buy? Also, I
can use either Acraglas or solder to install the liner. I can solder
well but have no experience with Acraglas. Any opinions on which method
would be best? Thanks,
Eric


Have you checked with Gun Parts and others for a replacement barrel?

They show barrels for $50, but are currently "sold out" which means not
very much actually...give em a call. and see. Also...its very easy to
install a blank barrel in this rifle. Very easy.

They are not particularly uncommon in some areas, and as the design is a
take-down..simply replacing the barrel should be quite easy

As for the liner...Id go with the Long Rifle liner. It is properly
throated and properly chambered (usually) for the longer
cartridge..which the Short is not.

Acraglass is very easy to do, will not change the color of your current
bluing in the slightest and will last as long as the rifle does. I
prefer the glue method in any rimfire, and some light centerfires.

So, when you reline a new barrel do you have to drill out the old one to
accept the liner?

Yes, of course.

Isn't that a process that's fraught with possibilities to turn a straight-
shooting gun into something that gives anyone in the world the ability to
shoot as accurately as me?

Yes and no. The drill tends to follow the existing bore and, depending
on who does the work, the drilled hole may well be reamed which helps
straighten it.

Crooked barrels aren't really uncommon. See
http://www.forgeofinnovation.org/spr...aightener.html

(I _can_ hit the side of a barn with a shotgun. But I may as well use
any old metal pipe: it's just as effective, and it doesn't bend up the
shotgun.)

Or do you drill out the barrel enough oversize that the straightness is
established by the liner?

The liner is not really very stiff. It cannot be depended on to
establish straightness.
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Cheers,
John B.