.308 mtu or m24?

[Caseycole]

Hey there, hopefully you guys can help me. I recently bought a McMillan a5 stock for my Remington 700 .308that’s cut for a mtu barrel. Now that I have the stock on the factory barreled action (sps varmint) it looks kinda goofy being so small. I’ve recently looked at getting a new barrel for it and debating between a krieger m24 or waiting to try and find an actual mtu in stock somewhere. I can get the m24 shipped to me today but not sure if it would also look really small in the mtu cut stock. Any info or help on this from anyone?

 

[Mauser48]

They're pretty close. Biggest difference is mtu is 1.250" at the chamber and the m24 is 1.200".

 

[kthomas]

An M24 should look fine in an MTU channel.

 

[Caseycole]

An M24 should look fine in an MTU channel.

Awesome, maybe I’ll just go ahead and get it ordered then while it’s in stock haha

 

[Nik H]

When I wanted to buy a 308, 10-twist MTU for my AXMC (large shank), there were none to be found. Dave Tooley was able to get one from Bartlein in half the time I was quoted by Bartlein.

Dimensionally, they are close, so it should look fine. The weight is a bit different. I think the MTU is 1-1.25 pounds heavier than the M24.

 

[Caseycole]

When I wanted to buy a 308, 10-twist MTU for my AXMC (large shank), there were none to be found. Dave Tooley was able to get one from Bartlein in half the time I was quoted by Bartlein.

Dimensionally, they are close, so it should look fine. The weight is a bit different. I think the MTU is 1-1.25 pounds heavier than the M24.

I went ahead and ordered the m24 Krieger. Hope I like it haha

 

[Mj1995]

Good choice. I'd rather have an m24 now than a mtu in 5 months.

 

[Nik H]

Good choice. I'd rather have an m24 now than a mtu in 5 months.

True

Large shank barrels are the problem. Not too many are kept in stock

 

[sinister]

Don't be surprised that it will be front heavy (balance-wise) and much heavier overall.

 

[Nik H]

Don't be surprised that it will be front heavy (balance-wise) and much heavier overall.

Depends on the rifle, IMHO. I run M24s and MTUs on my AI rifles, and they are not front-heavy.

I do agree that they are heavier overall, but I don't find that to be a problem.

 

[TylerN]

Depends on the rifle, IMHO. I run M24s and MTUs on my AI rifles, and they are not front-heavy.

I do agree that they are heavier overall, but I don't find that to be a problem.

I agree with this. I've found no noticable change in balance between M24 and MTU barrels. While the weight is different it's different centered over the balance point of my rifle anyways so it doesn't affect the balance.

 

[Caseycole]

I agree with this. I've found no noticable change in balance between M24 and MTU barrels. While the weight is different it's different centered over the balance point of my rifle anyways so it doesn't affect the balance.

Do you think the m24 is enough weight to where you can see your misses with recoil?

 

[cas6969]

This spring I replaced an M24 barrel. Somewhere along the way I had a brain fart and ordered an MTU. When it came I thought dang this this seems heavier? When I put it on the rifle I thought MAN this IS heavier now!
I almost started a thread asking if it was common for certain company's contours to vary from the norm. About then I realized what I'd done. Not a big deal in reality, but it is noticeably heavier.

 

[Rob01]

Do you think the m24 is enough wait to where you can see your misses with recoil?

It should be if you are running the rifle right and have it set up correctly. I have a 28” M24 on my .308 and 6.5 Creedmoor now. The MTU will be heavier though. Either is better than a factory barrel.

This is my Creedmoor but my .308 looks just like it but a different scope.

 

[Caseycole]

This spring I replaced an M24 barrel. Somewhere along the way I had a brain fart and ordered an MTU. When it came I thought dang this this seems heavier? When I put it on the rifle I thought MAN this IS heavier now!
I almost started a thread asking if it was common for certain company's contours to vary from the norm. About then I realized what I'd done. Not a big deal in reality, but it is noticeably heavier.

Did you notice a big difference in the contour or how it looked? I’m guessing you had an m24 cut stock so the fact an mtu fit in it is a good sign I guess haha

 

[Caseycole]

It should be if you are running the rifle right and have it set up correctly. I have a 28” M24 on my .308 and 6.5 Creedmoor now. The MTU will be heavier though. Either is better than a factory barrel.

This is my Creedmoor but my .308 looks just like it but a different scope.

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Which company makes that barrel? Looks almost like a straight taper haha looks good though