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garrisone
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I don't claim to be an expert on 22 rifles or barrels or anything but I have to ask some of you that seem to claim you are more knowledgeable than I about barrels. It gets confusing at times and it is hard to know just what qualifies as the best barrel a man can buy. what with ratchet. four grove, 2 grove ,and the like. Then there is tapered, straight and bull or heavy barrels and etc. Then what gets me more than anything else is the statement that a certain barrel will wear out after only two cases of bullets. This doesn't make sense to me. a lead bullet is softer than steel and it seems to me you would have to shoot many many lead bullets over several years to wear a barrel to the point you would have to replace one. I read here and hear from time to time folks replacing barrels after only one season. It doesn't seem possable ,at least to me why you would have to replace a barrel so soon. Back in the old days a man bought the best rifle he could afford and knew that the barrel was the heart of the gun. We still have many examples of these old guns in museums. I can understand a person in the business wanting to sell all the barrels he can to stay in business but for the life of me I can not understand why a supposedly good barrel will be shot out after such a short time. The purpose of this rant is to learn answers to questions about putting togeather the best possable rifle and one that will last longer than a couple of years. It is not meant to step on any body's toes . Just asking for answers. garrisone.