220 weatherby rocket- to buy or not?

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pockets

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What do you guys think of the rocket? This is one for sale up here in Canada. I have a Ruger M77 target in 220 swift now, but have thought about the rocket before. Mostly for the cool factor, and to push some 45g. TSX at a good clip for longer range yotes, without fur damage.

"I have a custom Remington 700 with a stainless steel 1-14 twist, fluted heavy barrel in 220 Weatherby Rocket, it has a Choate Machine Ultimate Sniper stock, match grade trigger job less than 200 rds fired comes with once fired brass and neck sizing die. Pics available send me your e-mail $900.00 plus shipping and insurance."
 
Bea157...I think he was quoting an ad he saw somewhere for this rifle.

Pockets...if there's 200 rounds through it, I'd bet the barrel life is 30-50% gone with barrel burner like that.

bownut
 
The real advantage in a .22o Rocket would be heavier bullets than the 1 in 14 will handle. Unless you have personal knowledge (history) of this kind of gun I'd stay away from it. Very short barrel life on these babies.
 
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Bea157...I think he was quoting an ad he saw somewhere for this rifle.




I misread his post, sorry. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif
 
I think it would be a good cartridge. And at 200rds the barrel isn't anywhere near being 30-50% worn out. But I'd never buy a high performance chambering without being able to visually check the barrel and throat. Brass that's "once fired" is indistinguishable from stuff that's been fired a lot and just because someone says a gun has less than 200rds doesn't make it so.(I once inspected a stainless revolver that looked like it had been under the seat of a Jeep for years.....over the phone he said it was "like new") Maybe it does have less than 200rds, but you really don't know unless you know the seller. And I wonder what exactly is a "match grade trigger job" on a factory 700 trigger. That Choate stock is a heavy ugly clunky thing that's not expensive, some people like them but would YOU buy one. Also and this is a biggie..... you don't know the chamber spec's or what kind of barrel it is or who did the work. Maybe it was done by someone good, or maybe it was his neighbor (or him) learning how to use a lathe. Also there are stainless barrels and then there are stainless barrels. I have a cheapo A&B fluted barrel that looks real pretty, but it's only a mediocre shooter and slow for the chambering. I think $900 is way high anyway and even more so if you can't visually inspect the gun and look at the bore. I'd forget about that one.
 
What Ackman said

That is way too high for an unknown. A 220 Wea Rocket is just a improved Swift natch, and it be cool to own if it was a geenuwine Weatherby, but this one I would take a walk on. Kinda sounds like he built him a gun that wouldnt shoot so now he wants to unload it on someone.
 
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What Ackman said

That is way too high for an unknown. A 220 Wea Rocket is just a improved Swift natch, and it be cool to own if it was a geenuwine Weatherby, but this one I would take a walk on. Kinda sounds like he built him a gun that wouldnt shoot so now he wants to unload it on someone.



I agree. If it were a Mark V action it might be worth it if the barrel throat was good. Being it is custom you'd be best to wait for a better deal.
 
I love my rocket! I think if you want to shot a impoved swift it is the best one.You should have it built, not buy someones mistake. Mine has a 1 in 10 twist and shoots 60 vmax's at 3670fps with 44gr of h414 in to .4" group when not to dirty and will open up to about .7's after a day of shooting PD.
 
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.if there's 200 rounds through it, I'd bet the barrel life is 30-50% gone with barrel burner like that.

bownut



LOL

I doubt that would be true if those 200 rounds were sent thru in full automatic. Do you know that barrels are made of better material than when the Swift came out?
 
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