My beloved old 788 Remington .243 is now officially a 2" grouper. It's been glass bedded, decent trigger... Used to perform really well.

I've worked with the load recipes--it's not going to shoot much of anything well now--the barrel is about gone.

There is a noticeable amount of throat wear (but no more than a Weatherby is made with!)

I'm wondering if cutting the 22" barrel back to 20 inches or even 18 inches and re-crowning would help.

Thanks,

Dan

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