I notice that my 1816 is developing a slight oval near the muzzle. My hit times have fallen in half over the past year and a half with it. It is long enough that I could have a tenth of an inch taken off and still be easily legal (the barrel is a full third of an inch longer than the minimum SAC spec) but there is a lot of pitting near the muzzle also, and the barrel has seen better days in general. A tube of modern metal running the whole length that is all smooth and pretty would be a nice thing.
Thing is, looking at it, the metal near the muzzle is pretty darned thin. I assume Hoyt (or anyone else) would have to chop the barrel and line and stretch it?
As an alternative... I seem to remember some provision that in lining, you can go one caliber up or down from the original and still be legal. Would I be correct in that, and if so if the gun is nominally to be .69, I could get it relined to .68?
I know in altering it I would have to get it re-inspected of course.
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