grandadbushy wrote:Please forgive me for asking a stupid question but here goes _____What is actually supposed to be wrong with these rifles?
Because if it was something I could fix myself then I wouldn't send it back, like only if it was trivial that is
I understand they are putting new barrels on them, but I also haven't seen an actual explanation as to why. I haven't seen any owners complaining about a problem either so it seems to have come from Lithgow themselves upon discovering something. A headspace issue could be corrected but would shorten the barrel slightly under spec. Barrels are not usually heat-treated so I doubt it's that. Maybe they milled some metal away around the chamber area that should not have been done?
I wonder if a large pile of secondhand barrels might soon be available in the market?