New TC Encore 7mm Rem Mag Barrel - 02/13/12
Hello! I have a new Thompson Center Pro hunter barrel (28" Stainless, fluted) in 7mm Rem Mag. I had been highly anticipating its arrival (ordered Dec. 1st, arrived Feb 10...) And after receiving it, I cleaned it, and checked it out with a bore scope. To say the least I was displeased. You can see the tooling marks on the lands in the photos above without even using a bore scope. Has anyone else ever encountered this with a new TC rifle barrel? Do they wear down after break-in or should I just ship it straight back?? Perhaps lead lapping? My dad is an experienced gunsmith by trade and has re-barreled/lapped quite a few custom bolt rifles, but has never dealt with a single shot w/ the locking lug like a TC Encore. Would have had make a barrel otherwise! He's never run into a barrel he's ordered that was this bad. Thanks!