I have a tang safety Ruger in 270 that I bought in 1977. Accuracy dropped off about 10 years ago, checked the usual culprits. Eventually the scope went to Leupold for a rebuild and the rifle to Ruger. I forget the exact terms they used but the original barrel didn't meet standards or quality or something. Anyhow, i got a new barrel out of the deal.

All that to say the round count on mine was around 4000 when it went from 1 inch groups to 2 or 2.5 inches for 3100yds.

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