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Posted: 1/25/2011 5:10:31 PM EDT
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I recently purchased a 6.8 barrel and noticed that in the area of the gas port there is some small pieces of metal sticking out
in the chamber where the manufacturer drilled the gas port. Is this normal with a new barrel? I tried to remove it with my cleaning rod and brush; will I just need to shoot it out of call the barrel maker? |
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I recently purchased a 6.8 barrel and noticed that in the area of the gas port there is some small pieces of metal sticking out in the chamber where the manufacturer drilled the gas port. Is this normal with a new barrel? I tried to remove it with my cleaning rod and brush; will I just need to shoot it out of call the barrel maker? if you couldn't get it out with the cleaning rod, it might be a thick bur. Talk to a gunsmith. Depending on how much of it is sitting inside the barrel... any obstruction could be potentialy dangerous. |
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I recently purchased a 6.8 barrel and noticed that in the area of the gas port there is some small pieces of metal sticking out in the chamber where the manufacturer drilled the gas port. Is this normal with a new barrel? If the barrel was made correctly, this is NOT normal. I tried to remove it with my cleaning rod and brush; will I just need to shoot it out of call the barrel maker?
More than likely you can shoot it out. The problem: if it was hanging at the muzzle side of the port, it may start aggressive gas port erosion. Some custom barrels are finished reamed in the gas port or made another way. |
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...but i guarantee the rifle was not fired before shipment. Your bolt should show an imprint of the brass, if it has been fired. 'Imprint' is not the correct work, but your bolt face should show a sign of being fired: sometimes a primer ring around the firing pin, or brass coloration on bolt face. |
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