CatShooter
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Originally Posted By: DiRTY DOGOriginally Posted By: CatShooter
See if you can try something with a heavier jacket, or something with more weight, running slower like a 25gr V-Max - and see if the problem goes away... There is spiral evidence even with the slowest loads, not every hole, but here and there. And given the extremely limited selection of 17cal bullets, there isn't much else to choose from that is appropriate for predators. I don't want a rifle that only shoots ONE bullet, because as we've seen in recent months, bullet supplies dry up, manufacturers quit making them, jackets are discontinued, etc.
If the spirals are showing up at lower velocity, then the barrel has problems. There might be fire-cracking in the throat, or God knows what (good luck finding a smith that has a 17 cal borescope
)... but a 17 should not behave like this, and it is obvious that it is clean.
See if you can try something with a heavier jacket, or something with more weight, running slower like a 25gr V-Max - and see if the problem goes away... There is spiral evidence even with the slowest loads, not every hole, but here and there. And given the extremely limited selection of 17cal bullets, there isn't much else to choose from that is appropriate for predators. I don't want a rifle that only shoots ONE bullet, because as we've seen in recent months, bullet supplies dry up, manufacturers quit making them, jackets are discontinued, etc.
If the spirals are showing up at lower velocity, then the barrel has problems. There might be fire-cracking in the throat, or God knows what (good luck finding a smith that has a 17 cal borescope