Fellas,
I've mentioned before on here I accumulated a couple of rifles 15-20 years ago cheaply, one a sako 250 with a Khales 8x56 and the other a rem 700 17 rem also with a khales 8 x 56 on it... I've since removed the scopes and had them serviced ( sold one ) and the other is a beauty that I'll hang on to.
Anyway...
The 17 Rem I mentioned on here I may as well turn it into something else becuase I've now bought the cz 527 17 Hornet so that might end up a 204 or a 223.
The Sako 250 is still in really good nick and I may as well throw a scope on it and find out if it still shoots - its so long ago since I bought it ( had another 250 at the time ) I didn't ever really bother with it prior to taking the scope off it so I don't even know how well it shoots... I kinda figured back then the fella that had it didn't use it bugger all so it probably sat around deteriorating ( the barrel that is ), maybe not cleaned properly then stored but really I was only guessing and If he's ran an oily patch through it then it shouldn't have mattered I guess how long it sat around... I just figured being a quick shooting 250 it needed to be well looked after and maybe it wasn't so i'd probably have to spend some $$ down the track if i wanted it to reach its potential.
I give it a wipe down every now and again and yesterday gave it a full barrel clean ( which i can't ever remember doing either ) then sent an oily patch through the barrel and put it away again.
So my question is... If the barrel was not shot out and it was stowed correctly all these years then in theory it should shoot ok.... But for the experts on here, if it doesn't what would you first look for regarding trouble shooting it...
My attitude always was one day I'll lash out and get a new barrel and scope and give the rifle the respect it deserves but perhaps i've been sitting on a good shooter anyway and all it needs is some love and a new scope and away she goes...
For the record its a Sako Forrester with a heavy Varmint barrel
Sorry for the long winded post and cheers in advance...
Boon