PRS Talk Non-Samson Barrel profile for balance/NPA

I personnaly run 1.25" straight barrels at 26" on my Centurions and haven the balance point right about 4.5" in front of Magwell with the help of the brass weights. Next rebarrel I am leaning towards 28" tubes and worst case I can take a few brass weights out of the fore-end if needed. With my setup I was not able to get the balance far enough forward with something like a proof comp contour.

My setup is probably the same general weight (w/o barrel) as yours. I’ve got tungsten instead of brass, which is about 2lb heavier but I don’t have the Dina brass rail. I prefer 26” instead of 28” and have been running M24 barrels for the last few go arounds. Balance is just about right, any more barrel weight and it might be nose heavy.

My vote would be 26” and go with the standard CRB contour instead of 1.25 straight.

Black cerakote is dead sexy, but only if you have a black muzzle brake .

Genesis 2 with a 26.5 crb comp contour, full weight kit and a 419 maverick on the end balances about 4.5inchs in front of the magwell.

Senor_Barney said:

What's the significance of balancing 4.5 in in front of the magwell and does it depend on support bag? For example AG Schmedium vs. OG vs. Wiebad Tater Tot?

FWIW. I use the Schmedium.

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Your not shoving your magazine into the bag, gives you some wiggle room
I have a Centurion just waiting on the gunsmith for the barreled action

I have a centurion with the full brass insert kit and regular old foundation rail. 26” CRB MTU+. I find it to be not quite nose heavy enough. Going to CRB comp on the next round for a little more meat out front. One of the things I really like about the Samson is that the weight is farther forward.

Senor_Barney said:

What's the significance of balancing 4.5 in in front of the magwell and does it depend on support bag? For example AG Schmedium vs. OG vs. Wiebad Tater Tot?

FWIW. I use the Schmedium.

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The number is irrelevant. It should balance on the center of your bag or slighty ahead of that point WITH THE MAG JAMMED INTO THE BAG. Slide the gun into the bag with the muzzle slightly high, rock the muzzle down and watch the corner between the mag and the rail fill with bag material. That’s what you want. The balance point should be slightly ahead of where that middle of your bag is. The mag in the bag is a critical part of the stability. The balance point is a matter of how big your bag is and what feels good to you under recoil.

CRB Comp Contour at 26" has been my go to for a while now. Very happy with that combination.