We all know the big names... I'm going to replace the .308 barrel with .260cal. Right now I'm leaning towards "lilja" because of wait times. I want an 28" 1-8twist. Opinions wanted please.
Thanks, Slug-O
Thanks, Slug-O
Gunsmithing Need an .260 barrel for my rifle. What company do you choose?
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if you know all the big names just find whoever has the spec you want in stock and roll on if you're not attached to a name. rock is my preference but any of the others would do.
Kreiger has a pretty long wait time. Lilja is about 9weeks, I didn't call "rock" yet, I'm still doing my homework..
I just bought an Bartlien 8 twist heavy varmint 6.5 mm on Saturday. It showed they had 6 more in stock at Bugholes.com UPS shows it out for delivery tomorrow.
While Grizzly is nice. Thier shipping charges are atrocious. I would have paid $35 more from grizzly for the same barrel.
While Grizzly is nice. Thier shipping charges are atrocious. I would have paid $35 more from grizzly for the same barrel.
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+1 on bugholes.com....go to his site and choose whatever manufacturers barrel that is in stock...you can't go wrong there
There was a thread I read about a week ago that said the most consistently manufactured barrels, curvature of bore compared to diameter, were
1- Bartlein.
2- Krieger.
Call a Hide sponsor to do the work. Most stock the two above manufacturers.
GAP, SAC and LRI, would be high on my list to do the machining and cerakote.
28-in, hope that's just for Bench shooting. 24-26-in sounds more user friendly especially if you add a brake.
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1- Bartlein.
2- Krieger.
Call a Hide sponsor to do the work. Most stock the two above manufacturers.
GAP, SAC and LRI, would be high on my list to do the machining and cerakote.
28-in, hope that's just for Bench shooting. 24-26-in sounds more user friendly especially if you add a brake.
A.N.
I saw that and will be giving "Bughole" a call. Yup paper punching and gong smacking that's what I'm doing...
I placed my order Saturday, wife just called and said it was there. So I'm a happy camper.
Now to send it off to LRI when I get home.
Now to send it off to LRI when I get home.
Yes it's a "Bartlein" barrel.number #13 contour. I ordered it straight from them.yes it's for my Rem700. It's currently in .308 and shoots light out but I'm going .260 for longer shooting out to 1200yds. I was having my local gun smith do the work but I don't mind giving the business to a member here. I'm just going to shoot my rifle till the barrel comes in...
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One other thought, in all my reading here and on other sites, I noticed that people shooting 140 gr bullets get their loads developed quicker and they seem to group better with a 8.5 twist vs an 8 twist. Th 142s seem to do better in the 8 twist, I have a 8 twist and it took me some time to get the load developed running the 140's, never could get the 140 Amax to shoot less than 5/8ths no matter powder or OAL. Getting the 140 smks in one hole with 43.1 H4350.001 off the lands. My next barre will be a 8.5 twist.
http://www.snipershide.com/shooting/snipers-hide-reloading-depot/22271-260-loads-only.html
http://www.snipershide.com/shooting/snipers-hide-reloading-depot/22271-260-loads-only.html
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I will be shooting the 142SMKs as this is what my friends loads. He's the best friend to have.. Retired....loves to reload... And a perfectionist!!! He will load me 50 rounds and test group them to find the sweet spot for my rifle... I'm a lucky man!!!
Edit.. That's a small jump. .001
Edit.. That's a small jump. .001
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Don't know if you can find much of a difference in performance between any of the larger barrel manufacturers. I think it may have more to deal with what type of rifling process you want (cut vs. button etc...) FWIW I had a Broughton 5C tube on my .260. Did not put a lot of rounds through it before it sold, but it did throw a ~.5 MOA group during load development. That was without powder type and charge development.
You cant go wrong with bartlein, krieger, hart, brux, rock creek, schneider
Its not so much the barrel as it is the painstaking way its threaded, chambered and crowned
Its not so much the barrel as it is the painstaking way its threaded, chambered and crowned
