Barrel advice for 338 Lapua

[Diesel1966]

Hi all,
I have a Savage 110ba LE 338 Lapua. Without scope, OEM weight is 17 lbs, roughly. I want to keep the same weight.

I’m looking to rebarrel and need solid advice. Obviously this is a heavy long range rifle

I reload for Hornady 285gr and Nosler 300gr exclusively

so, what barrel contour? Heavy Palma or Bull barrel?
finished length, not counting muzzle break?
staying with 1:10 twist.

what am I forgetting for info?.

thanks
John

 

[Steel head]

Heavy Palma
M24
MTU
The heavy Palma probably matches the weight of factory barrel the closest.

I run a 30” MTU for my 338.

 

[Diesel1966]

Steel head. Can you explain MTU. How would it compare to Heavy Palma or Bull Barrel?

 

[Steel head]

Steel head. Can you explain MTU. How would it compare to Heavy Palma or Bull Barrel?

 

[buggz]

Thanks for that contour graph.
Is that universal for every manufacture?

 

[buggz]

staying with 1:10 twist.

Why are you staying with 1:10 for the heavy bullets?
I was looking at 1:8 for my rebuild.

 

[Steel head]

Thanks for that contour graph.
Is that universal for every manufacture?

Pretty close across manufacturers.

 

[Baron23]

Thanks for that contour graph.
Is that universal for every manufacture?

Each manf will have a similar table on their website showing the contours they offer.

 

[Wannashootit]

what am I forgetting for info?.

I don't think any barrel manufacturer offers nutted prefits for the .338 LM (as the saying goes, I was wrong once before...).
Were you planning on doing a shouldered barrel?

 

[Diesel1966]

Why are you staying with 1:10 for the heavy bullets?
I was looking at 1:8 for my rebuild.

Buggz My OEM barrel, with the 1:10 shot a .25” group at 200 yards. At 800 yards it shot a 3.75” group

 

[Diesel1966]

I don't think any barrel manufacturer offers nutted prefits for the .338 LM (as the saying goes, I was wrong once before...).
Were you planning on doing a shouldered barrel?

No, my smith said he can do the NUT, if that’s what I want

 

[Diesel1966]

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Thanks for the chart

 

[Diesel1966]

Buggz My OEM barrel, with the 1:10 shot a .25” group at 200 yards. At 800 yards it shot a 3.75” group

You made me think. Using a stability calculator it says a 1:8 would be optimal
and a 1:10 really isn’t. However, I cannot discount my target grouping

 

[Steel head]

You made me think. Using a stability calculator it says a 1:8 would be optimal
and a 1:10 really isn’t. However, I cannot discount my target grouping

Is that the twist or that particular barrel?

 

[700bdl]

Is that the twist or that particular barrel?

Hi all,
I have a Savage 110ba LE 338 Lapua. Without scope, OEM weight is 17 lbs, roughly. I want to keep the same weight.

I’m looking to rebarrel and need solid advice. Obviously this is a heavy long range rifle

I reload for Hornady 285gr and Nosler 300gr exclusively

so, what barrel contour? Heavy Palma or Bull barrel?
finished length, not counting muzzle break?
staying with 1:10 twist.

what am I forgetting for info?.

thanks
John

I recently rebarreled my Remington 700P with a Bartliein 5R 1:9 , 29inch. Heavy varmint taper. $370 for the blank. I know a guy who did theachine work for me. Great barrel. Ordered a 28 inch, the actual barrel was 29.5. it's heavy. Shoots great, way better than the Remington barrel. If I were to do it again I would go with a lighter barrel from the same company.

 

[Steel head]

I recently rebarreled my Remington 700P with a Bartliein 5R 1:9 , 29inch. Heavy varmint taper. $370 for the blank. I know a guy who did theachine work for me. Great barrel. Ordered a 28 inch, the actual barrel was 29.5. it's heavy. Shoots great, way better than the Remington barrel. If I were to do it again I would go with a lighter barrel from the same company.

Heavy varmint is one of the heaviest barrel tapers you can get.