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OT: 30-06 rifle question

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Midwest redneck

10-07-2006 11:23:30




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I bought a Ruger 30-06 rifle 5 years ago and I have never fired it. I was going to fire it today for the first time and looked at the end of the barrel, The end of a 30-06 bullet will not fully fit in the end of the barrel. Should I have the rifle barrel looked at before I shoot it? The barrel looks like .010" of an inch needs to be reamed from the inside of the bore. (fill me in here is this normal?)

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HDM

10-07-2006 16:23:32




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 Re: OT: 30-06 rifle question in reply to Midwest redneck, 10-07-2006 11:23:30  
Which model did you get? 77, #1 ?

I have a bunch of Rugers in various calibers and models. Very nice rifles. Good adjustable trigger mechanisms. I use a #1 in 7 mag for deer.

Good advice below.



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Midwest redneck

10-08-2006 05:59:02




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 Re: OT: 30-06 rifle question in reply to HDM, 10-07-2006 16:23:32  
It is the M77 mark II. All stainless, with composite stock.



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HDM

10-08-2006 10:37:07




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 Re: OT: 30-06 rifle question in reply to Midwest redneck, 10-08-2006 05:59:02  
That's a nice rifle.



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Midwest redneck

10-08-2006 10:59:25




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 Re: OT: 30-06 rifle question in reply to HDM, 10-08-2006 10:37:07  
When I bought it from Bass pro shops in Auburn Hills, Mich. I tryed to buy a semi-auto remington rifle and they didnt have any in stock and the ruger 30.06 that I bought was the only one in the display case that they had. The Bass Pro-Shop actually had a shooting range in the store. Which is in a large mega-mall, kinda neat.



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JOHN HARMON

10-07-2006 16:09:21




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 Re: OT: 30-06 rifle question in reply to Midwest redneck, 10-07-2006 11:23:30  
You will find that the Lands and Grooves in the Barrel further compress the Bullet which assures the proper spin is put on the Bullet which allows a precise trajectory as well as full useage of the Powder expansion.



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MarkB_MI

10-07-2006 16:05:39




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 Re: OT: 30-06 rifle question in reply to Midwest redneck, 10-07-2006 11:23:30  
'neck,

The bullet is .308 inches in diameter. If you were to force a soft lead plug down the barrel and mike it afterwards, you would find that the diameter of the rifling grooves is also .308. Don't worry, that bullet will get squeezed through the barrel just fine with 50,000 psi behind it.



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TomH in PA

10-07-2006 11:34:10




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 Re: OT: 30-06 rifle question in reply to Midwest redneck, 10-07-2006 11:23:30  
That sounds about right. The bullet has to be tight in order to seal off the gas and engage the rifling.



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KRUSS

10-07-2006 15:29:48




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 Re: OT: 30-06 rifle question in reply to TomH in PA, 10-07-2006 11:34:10  
That's the way it or any other rifle should be. The bullet is actually queezed (seated) into the rifling. You'll like the reliable 30.06 calibre by the way.



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