Re-Barreling a Shilo

[DirtySteve]

Ok, Let me make this clear. I know the looks of a bore are not the same as how it preforms. I own a Savage rifle and the bore looks like crap. It shoots as good as any barrel out there. I have or have had barrels from Douglas, Shilen, Brux, Krieger, Rock Creek and Bartlein. All there bores are nice and smooth. They are shoot fantastic. I am an F Class Mid Range High Master, so I know shooting in general. It just irks me to no end that a $3,500 - 4000 dollar custom rifle has left the builder with a barrel with chatter marks nearly from end to end. Some obvious other internal flaws as well. It shoots well but if I owned a company I would not have allowed it to have that barrel installed.

The fact is a new barrel is coming in .458" with a 1-16 twist and will go on the rifle. The question is what 45 caliber cartridge would you choose and why.?? The only cartridge currently not on the table will be the 2 & 7/8ths due to Norma sending no basic brass over here for about 3 years now.

Also if you lived in Montana who would you have do the barrel fitting?

I will be shooting steel out to 1200 yards with it and maybe targets to 1000 yards..