Hey, you mentioned that many rifles need a good, thorough cleaning...that begs the question, as far as the barrel, it should have a good brushing with solvent at least from time to time I would guess. I have a Dewey one-piece .30 caliber cleaning rod. Is a bronze brush what would be appropriate for giving the barrel a good cleaning, or would a different brush material be better?It depends on what exactly you're looking for in a Model 70. You won't find a collectible Pre 64' 70 for that price nor will you find a current controlled round feed Model 70 for that price. You can find push feed or what they call controlled round push feed Model 70s for under $600 and they are nice rifles, they just don't have the original Mauser style action that purists love. There are currently a couple Model 70's in .30-06 on Gunbroker for less than $500 though they both have plastic stocks(the Winchester plastic stocks are better than many). I've found the best times to shop for bolt guns are after hunting season and before elections when everyone is selling them off cheap to buy defensive firearms.
It takes more rounds of .30-06 than many will shoot in their lifetimes to shoot out a barrel and .30-06 is not a popular competition or frequent plinking round. Your chance of buying one with a shot out barrel is very small. Your chance of buying one that needs a good and thorough cleaning are pretty high though.
The bergara's are nice 700 clones but you are not likely to find one under $600, the only new Mausers that I've seen under $600 had cheap, plastic stocks that wouldn't be my first choice for a .30-06, and you likely won't touch a real CZ (a 550 as opposed to the cheapened 557) for less than $900. If you're married to a Mauser style action then a used, sporterized Mauser is your best bet in that price range.
I dig what you are saying, but a rifle that won't hold one MOA for 10 shots fired every 4 seconds loses my interest pretty fast. In my experience group location changes with different bullet weights. but group size is acceptable for all. Or none.
Bronze brush is just fine. That is all I have ever used. Take the time to run lots of patches until you get a clean one. Always from the receiver to the muzzle of course.Hey, you mentioned that many rifles need a good, thorough cleaning...that begs the question, as far as the barrel, it should have a good brushing with solvent at least from time to time I would guess. I have a Dewey one-piece .30 caliber cleaning rod. Is a bronze brush what would be appropriate for giving the barrel a good cleaning, or would a different brush material be better?
Bronze brush is just fine. That is all I have ever used. Take the time to run lots of patches until you get a clean one. Always from the receiver to the muzzle of course.
My dad's Savage 7mm Magnum has a light barrel. It definitely isn't made for long range sessions. It'll heat up after a few rds fired. I usually shot it in for him for hunting season. It's a nice old rifle and very accurate and lightweight.stop shooting 5 shot groups. its a hunting rifle with a standard contour barrell, not a bench rest competition bull barrell.
the heat build up is probably what's opening up your groups. I went through the same thing years ago when I started rifle shooting. my 30-06 would put first 3 shots under 2 inches. shots 4 and 5 would open group to 4-5 inches. switched scopes, but same results. then a couple experienced shooters told me about barrel heat changing POI. after that, I only shot 3 shot groups, and all was well. just my
SNR in Plainfield has an older Winchester Model 70 in 30-06. I know nothing of these guns, nor this specific one. No idea what they want for it... but since some folks mentioned they were looking for them...
Nice older rifle.
Deer won't like it.