I am curious what everyone’s opinions are on barrel manufacturers. I am looking to re-barrel my R700 action and I believe I have a smith that will do it well. I’m looking for a heavy M24/M40 profile barrel. What manufactures are good for that type?
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given that its a 308, i would go bartlein, spend the extra money because after 10000 rounds it will have been worth it. i get a 6 creed barrel it costs 800 and i get maybe 1500 rounds. you get a 308 for the same price and get 10000 or more. seems like you are getting a hell of a value there. There are also a few 30 cal bartlein blanks in the PX right now.All of them. But the question is, are you going to be loading and shooting like you are competing in a bench rest match? Do you need a $350 barrel blank? Or would your style of loading and shooting still not wring the accuracy potential out of a quality button rifled barrel like McGowen or Criterion?
Not trying to be elitist about how you choose to shoot. I just think we shooters often think we have to have the best barrels on the market when we completely under-utilize them and pay more than we need to.
get the new 400MOD steel and you could get that based on what Frank has been sharing. But thats 200 more. still a great deal when amortized but thats a personal choice at that point.10K is a bit of a wild stretch. Class after class of M24's demonstrated 5-8K on the industrial scale. And that's with the load being a controlled variable of 2600fps. You start loading 178's at 2700 and you're going to run a good chance of not getting to 5K. But yes, the extra $70 does amortize over longer barrel life nicely. Fair point.
Hahaha. Yep.LOL, and again we talked ourselves into a $1200 barrel for a $400 R700
It’s hard to justify the savings when chambering costs what it does. That’s the logic that continually has me buying $350 barrels.All of them. But the question is, are you going to be loading and shooting like you are competing in a bench rest match? Do you need a $350 barrel blank? Or would your style of loading and shooting still not wring the accuracy potential out of a quality button rifled barrel like McGowen or Criterion?
Not trying to be elitist about how you choose to shoot. I just think we shooters often think we have to have the best barrels on the market when we completely under-utilize them and pay more than we need to.
Nothing wrong with a 700P barrel. I had a 700SPS-V that I had set back 3/16" and re-chambered with an M852 reamer. Cut it down to 22" and it shot 1/2moa or under.I am curious what everyone’s opinions are on barrel manufacturers. I am looking to re-barrel my R700 action and I believe I have a smith that will do it well. I’m looking for a heavy M24/M40 profile barrel. What manufactures are good for that type?
What he said! You get what you pay for as the saying goes!in my honest opinion i would spend the desired amount of money that you want to spend that you can justify for the use of the rifle. i also firmly believe in buy once cry once. if you're like me, i like spending the extra coin if it's going to help with resale in the future because i don't typically hold on to rifles long.
Front Range Precision www.frontrangeprecisionllc.com has a killer deal on Proof barrels right now, add to cart to see the full discount. I have used Proofs on several builds and they all shot really well. There is a lot of other great barrels out there but you might as well take advantage of a great deal.
Which seems silly because for $1,600 you can by a BadRock South Fork barreled action. For those who don't know BadRock Precision is Defiance's completed firearm company. A very solid deal, for $2K you get a competitive PRS rifle based on a Defiance action, TT trigger, match grade barrel in a KRG Bravo chassis or MDT lss XL gen 2 chassis. Thought to beat IMO.LOL, and again we talked ourselves into a $1200 barrel for a $400 R700
If you could let me know how that McGowen works for you that would be great. I'm also considering getting a McGowen in 270 winchesterBartlien, Kreiger. Are typically my go tos. Proofs are great, but they seem to be
On the slower side. Like to try the Bartlien Carbons next . I’ve run Hart, Douglas. Schneider, Rock Creel and they all shoot.
decided to give the McGowens a shot per @reubenski so we’ll see how that one works out in the 270.
Yeah will do man. Hit up @reubenski too sounds like he’s used quite a few and witj good resultsIf you could let me know how that McGowen works for you that would be great. I'm also considering getting a McGowen in 270 winchester
That’s a rifle caliber I’d like to build.I have one criterion in 223 AI and it shoots awesome. I thought I read on McGowens website that they do pre-fit shouldered barrels and that's what I was looking to try out. I could be wrong on that. I would have to read it again