today I took out, with a load of 140 Ballistic Silvertips, and the best group was a hair under 1", after I refined my technique. So the barrel is decent. I need to experiment with other loads, and I may at some point fire lap it, but It appears to be a usable barrel. I notice Berger is selling a 168 VLD hunting that only needs a 1 in 10 twist, so I may give it a whirl in the Ruger.

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