Stock Barrel Lapping

[bullseye57]

Anyone out there familiar with doing this to enhance a stock barrel performance / accuracy before kicking out the $$ for a GM,WPig or VQ product?

I noticed what appears to look like machining marks in the bore, (to be expected I guess) in a mass produced piece of equipment and & thought this might help. I intend to float the barrel as well.

I have sourced a company named Neco, found them on the internet and they sell a "fire lapping kit" that consists of 40 LR rounds total, 10 impregnated with 400 grit abrasive in the lead round, 10 rounds w/800 grit and lastly 20 w/1200 grit. You supposedly shoot 5 & clean the bore, shoot 5 more & clean again and on and on until your done.

Anyone out there familiar with them & their product? Feedback?

Thanks in advance.

[Tailgunner]

Search for "Fire Lap", "Fire Scrap", and "Tubbs" (Dave Tubbs pimps his own line of dirt coated bullets).

My personal feeling is that as a last ditch attempt to save a POS barrel from becoming a tent/tomato stake, it's worth trying. Beyond that...................

[bullseye57]

This is a brand new unit and has only had 50 rounds down the bore. And yes, those 50 were all over the place on a 12" target @ 50 yards w/stock iron sights. This is my first 1022 and am not overly familiar with them. Are you possibly suggesting that these machining lines will wear away over time? Or possibly that I might have rec'd a bad barrel?

Have other guns SW 44 mag, Glock 20, SKS's, Enfield's & Swedish Mausers and have never noticed these machining lines in the bores on any of these pieces.

Looking for an economical solution here w/o spending the bank to make a $200 dollar plinker better.

Any help or insight would be appreciated.....Thanks.

PS: got enough tomato stakes alredy in the garden don't need any more!

[Tailgunner]

Lapping is normaly considered a fouling reducer more than a accuracy increaser (number of shots before accuracy drops off being the thing that jacketed shooters look for).
On the flip side, 22lr's normaly take a large number of shots before fouling builds up enough to effect accuracy (target shooters will often go 1-2 seasons before de-leading their barrels).
Have you tried different brands / types of ammo? Finding the ammo YOUR rifle likes can make a huge difference (I've seen target rifles go from "one hole" to 1", at 50', just by changing brands "target" ammo).
Have you looked over the 10-22 forum to see what the guys there are doing/using?

[Rifleman55]

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