Thanks for the input, sounds like great advice to me. I have no idea how many rounds have been through this gun or its history. Right now it shoots 2" groups. I was going to give it a thorough cleaning with copper and regular solvent this weekend before I re-sight it. I did a heavy duty cleaning job last year but didn' t use copper solvent. There was an article I read recently that said to alternate the two solvents to get layers of copper and lead fouling from the barrel.

The main reason I was investigating the gunsmithing work was for accuracy and climate stability. I really like this gun but want to be comfortable that a trip to the dry mountains or a -20* morning won' t affect it too much. I bowhunt a lot in November and don' t usually shoot my gun at less than 40* and medium humidity. This year my stand is still in the swamp but my visibility is up to 400 yds instead of 100 yds. I feel comfortable in my shooting abilities but 300 yds and 2 MOA is still 6 inches of play.

I will have someone look at it but I will have to ask around to find a good gunsmith. The two that I am aware of locally are either really expensive or marginal quality. What should a good accuracy job cost?