The first ones off the line had some wear problems, especially around the throat. The test barrels were being shot out rather quickly.
Word is it was fixed and consumers shouldn't have a problem. To be on the safe side I would contact Winchester directly and find out.
I thought we answered this in September. But after re-reading the posts...
The 17 cal is on a list of products that are being considered. That is all I can tell you right now.
We understand the growing demand for this product along with others. We hope to have some answers for you in the...
There is a push for lead free, but the statistics are concrete enough for the industry to go lead free yet. We are aware of the push though and can act if needed.
Due to jacket construction you shouldn't have any problems, but it sounds as if you have a bit of pressure build up. Please back your load off. Also please mic your bullets, just in case, I would be curious to see if they are oversized. Also, what is your barrel size, is it undersized? Just...
The nice thing with Lubalox is that you can shoot the coated version and then switch to non coated no problems. It is always a good idea to clean your barrel, but you will notice that it isn't messy like moly.
If you choose the Partition Golds make sure they are Uncoated. If they do have moly on them you will need to clean out your barrel really good. Then shoot nothing but moly versioned Partition Gold. Then if you want to change bullets clean out your barrel really good again.
So, I would really...