Goddamn @Frank Green ~ You make a hell of a barrel. Just put 80 rounds through my 20" Bartlein/WinTac 1:10 .308 Factory AI barrel, and now can't wait to see what my 24" setup can do. These barrels are notably beefier than the Lothar-Walther, and weigh a full pound heavier. Full targets shown, no cherry picking. You can tell which rounds were shot early, as the barrel slowly settled in. I did take the time to bake molybdenum disulfide into the barrel by doing 1/2 the M24 SWS barrel break-in process by doing nothing but wet-patching with moly. It seems to respond well to it. And finally, I have a barrel that likes Hornady TAP ELD Precision 168gr. You've made me a believer, Frank. Keep snagging those beautiful batches of Crucible Steel! (To ease folk's minds, no: I did not end up using the boresnake at any point. Opted not to.)
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20" 308s are retarded... run a 16 or a 24 if you "need" the velocity you're going subsonic before 1k regardless. You are talking minimal velocity loss between a 16 and a 20. Run the numbers with a 175... 16" 308s ftw.
Accuracy International ATAX SA Finish Barrel: .308 Win, 16.5" - 5/8x24, Black - Bartlein
Win Tactical : Factory Accuracy International Barrel, chambered by Win Tactical
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20" 308s are retarded... run a 16 or a 24 if you "need" the velocity you're going subsonic before 1k regardless. You are talking minimal velocity loss between a 16 and a 20. Run the numbers with a 175... 16" 308s ftw.
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Accuracy International ATAX SA Finish Barrel: .308 Win, 16.5" - 5/8x24, Black - Bartlein
Win Tactical : Factory Accuracy International Barrel, chambered by Win Tactical
Not if the length of your rail won't accommodate something as short as 16.5". I would go 18", but that would require me to get one spun up, and when 20" pre-fits are readily available, it's the easy choice.
^ That's like seeing a really hot chick from across the room, but after eyeballing for a moment you notice her dick poking through her dress.
Hard pass good Sir, but if it floats your boat I'll pretend I didn't see you mount it...
Hard pass good Sir, but if it floats your boat I'll pretend I didn't see you mount it...
Currently in ISO of a new scope. This will have to do for now. At least it's still better then a MK5.
