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Old 11-23-2017, 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by xxclaro View Post
Yeah, i have an old 99 in 308 that has the same issue, was pretty disappointed to discover that after I bought it. I shoot it open sights and it still shoots pretty good.

Can you feel the bulge by running your fingers down the barrel?
I too have a bulge in my 99 in .308. Rifling is interrupted 3.5” from the muzzle. Grandma dropped it in the snow once. Lol. Still shoots ok

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An awful lot of big game was killed with the .30-06 including the big bears before everyone became affluent enough to own a rifle for every species of game they might hunt.
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