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<blockquote data-quote="benjamins" data-source="post: 305564" data-attributes="member: 700"><p>I have a Winchester Model 70 .243 that I inherited and it has never shot right. By never shot right I mean it would never shoot groups tighter than 8 inches at 100 and every once in awhile a bullet would hit the paper slightly sideways. I have tried every ammo under the sun. The Outdoorsman in Fargo has re crowned it twice and that did not help. I have sent it in to Winchester and they agree there is some sort of manufacturing defect in the barrel (and even offered to give me a large discount on a new gun) but never told me specifically what the issue was. I have always thought it was a bent barrel but that is just a guess, I am very far from a gunsmith. I am just wondering if anyone has some ideas for a fix? I was told the model 70's are fused(?) barrels so it isn't like I can just go buy a new barrel and swap it out myself. Do I have to go get a custom barrel made and installed by a gunsmith? I am assuming any type of fix will cost more money than the gun is worth but I just would like to get it in working order since I inherited the gun. Thanks for any help!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="benjamins, post: 305564, member: 700"] I have a Winchester Model 70 .243 that I inherited and it has never shot right. By never shot right I mean it would never shoot groups tighter than 8 inches at 100 and every once in awhile a bullet would hit the paper slightly sideways. I have tried every ammo under the sun. The Outdoorsman in Fargo has re crowned it twice and that did not help. I have sent it in to Winchester and they agree there is some sort of manufacturing defect in the barrel (and even offered to give me a large discount on a new gun) but never told me specifically what the issue was. I have always thought it was a bent barrel but that is just a guess, I am very far from a gunsmith. I am just wondering if anyone has some ideas for a fix? I was told the model 70's are fused(?) barrels so it isn't like I can just go buy a new barrel and swap it out myself. Do I have to go get a custom barrel made and installed by a gunsmith? I am assuming any type of fix will cost more money than the gun is worth but I just would like to get it in working order since I inherited the gun. Thanks for any help! [/QUOTE]
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