Looking for an Anschutz doctor
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:35 am
I picked up a 1422 a few years ago in the local gun store, rifle was in great shape, no metal damage or bluing wear, just some really minor handling marks on the stock and the finish slicked down in the grip and comb where it comes in contact with ones face. Someone had taken really good care of it and looked like they enjoyed shooting it.
I put some scope bases on it and mounted a Leupold 6.5-20 EFR and bed the rings. The rifle shot very well, I've shot centerfire benchrest for a while and when I put the flags out 1/4" groups at 50yds were not uncommon and some tighter than that, which is pretty nice for a sporter in my opinion. I shot silhouette with it for a few years and one weekend had it out teaching a new shooter on it. I decided to shoot a couple groups with it at the end of the session. Well, they were less than less than spectacular, 2"+ with RWS rifle target, which always shot decently in the gun, not spectacularly like r-50 but good enough and affordable for silhouette. Figured it might need a cleaning, took it home and scrubbed it out, went back out the next day and was rewarded with 3" groups all over the place, this was with flags and off a rest and bags. The thing had gone to pot, I checked both action screws, they were tight and around 25lbs according to my torque wrench, pulled the scope off and checked the bases which were all snug. Swapped scopes and got the same results. Scratched my head and couldn't figure it out. I took it up to the local gunsmith and a friend of mine, he had no ideas other than to touch up the crown. I wasn't too excited about recrowning a 40 year old nice 22 but figured it couldn't hurt, he proceeded to replace the factory one with an 11deg crown. I cleaned it out and tried it again....same results.
Took the rifle home, disassembled it, soaked the barrel over night in Boretech rimfire blend then WipeOut the next night. Didn't notice anything amiss in the mechanics, everything appeared to lock up and set fine. Cleaned out the barrel and borrowed a friends Hawkeye borescope and checked the barrel. Took about 45 min and scoped the entire thing, found nothing and have to say it's probably one of the prettiest barrels I've ever looked in.
Reassembled the gun and took it out today, had the flags out,conditions were not ideal but could be delt with. Groups were not the 3" variety but no where near what I would have expected from this rifle if it had been performing as it used to. So this brings me to my question.
I'd like to send it to a smith to get checked out and pillar bed, something I have been wanting to have done since I bought it. I've pillared and bed many a bench rest and varmint rifle but those have all been 700s or clones, the Anschutz to me seems to be a completely different animal that I would prefer to leave up to someone who knows them. Also maybe they can find what I'm missing in this or know what may be the issue.
I'm willing to ship the rifle but it does mean a lot to me and I'd like to get a good job on it. Amy help or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
I put some scope bases on it and mounted a Leupold 6.5-20 EFR and bed the rings. The rifle shot very well, I've shot centerfire benchrest for a while and when I put the flags out 1/4" groups at 50yds were not uncommon and some tighter than that, which is pretty nice for a sporter in my opinion. I shot silhouette with it for a few years and one weekend had it out teaching a new shooter on it. I decided to shoot a couple groups with it at the end of the session. Well, they were less than less than spectacular, 2"+ with RWS rifle target, which always shot decently in the gun, not spectacularly like r-50 but good enough and affordable for silhouette. Figured it might need a cleaning, took it home and scrubbed it out, went back out the next day and was rewarded with 3" groups all over the place, this was with flags and off a rest and bags. The thing had gone to pot, I checked both action screws, they were tight and around 25lbs according to my torque wrench, pulled the scope off and checked the bases which were all snug. Swapped scopes and got the same results. Scratched my head and couldn't figure it out. I took it up to the local gunsmith and a friend of mine, he had no ideas other than to touch up the crown. I wasn't too excited about recrowning a 40 year old nice 22 but figured it couldn't hurt, he proceeded to replace the factory one with an 11deg crown. I cleaned it out and tried it again....same results.
Took the rifle home, disassembled it, soaked the barrel over night in Boretech rimfire blend then WipeOut the next night. Didn't notice anything amiss in the mechanics, everything appeared to lock up and set fine. Cleaned out the barrel and borrowed a friends Hawkeye borescope and checked the barrel. Took about 45 min and scoped the entire thing, found nothing and have to say it's probably one of the prettiest barrels I've ever looked in.
Reassembled the gun and took it out today, had the flags out,conditions were not ideal but could be delt with. Groups were not the 3" variety but no where near what I would have expected from this rifle if it had been performing as it used to. So this brings me to my question.
I'd like to send it to a smith to get checked out and pillar bed, something I have been wanting to have done since I bought it. I've pillared and bed many a bench rest and varmint rifle but those have all been 700s or clones, the Anschutz to me seems to be a completely different animal that I would prefer to leave up to someone who knows them. Also maybe they can find what I'm missing in this or know what may be the issue.
I'm willing to ship the rifle but it does mean a lot to me and I'd like to get a good job on it. Amy help or suggestions are greatly appreciated.