Choosing correct barrel contour

[Douglas-001]

I have a stock Remington 700P with the 26" bbl. I believe it is the Heavy Varmint Contour. The bbl is rather thick. Being in the market for a bbl to put on the shelf for the future, could members advise as to what countour I would want to stick with? I really don't want to open up the stock for any fitting. Would also like to stay at 26", but a little longer would be ok I guess. Seems there are a few different types and styles that stump my shallow mind when I start sniffing around then I just lose interest. Any mfg that members care to endorse? Thanks, good luck and good shooting!

Doug

 

[dimar1492]

The Remington varmint contour is a very common offering from most barrel makers. So if you like the contour you currently have you could get the same one. You could leave it a little longer than 26" if you wanted too.

 

[Douglas-001]

OK, so just call them and tell them that's what I got and want to keep it that way. But there have been some good deals here for barrels am I was not sure which style to choose if I were to buy one here from a members or such. My apologizes for not being clear on the subject.

Doug

 

[dimar1492]

Light Palma,medium Palma,Remington sendero,tubb contour are all roughly similar to the contour you have now. With the light Palma probably standing out from the group as being a little thinner and lighter.

 

[Greg Langelius *]

Factory duplication contours - Remington.

 

[AvsFan]

I have a stock Remington 700P with the 26" bbl. I believe it is the Heavy Varmint Contour. The bbl is rather thick. Being in the market for a bbl to put on the shelf for the future, could members advise as to what countour I would want to stick with? I really don't want to open up the stock for any fitting. Would also like to stay at 26", but a little longer would be ok I guess. Seems there are a few different types and styles that stump my shallow mind when I start sniffing around then I just lose interest. Any mfg that members care to endorse? Thanks, good luck and good shooting!

Doug

Here's a good reference in terms of contours which includes: type (heavy sporter, MTU, medium palma, etc.), diameters, lengths, and weights.

Bartlein Barrels, Inc. - Contours

Cheers,

AvsFan

 

[Douglas-001]

Lots of info and specs there. I'm not sure if my measurements are supposed to be exactly as shown in the diagrams. Here's what I got so far having taken the action out of the stock for these measurements.

1.240" Just in front of the recoil lug. That is clearly the widest/thickest point on the bbl.
.950" Taken 4" away from the lug, it continues to taper down gradually to..
.830" At the muzzle

The whole thing is a real gradual taper without any sharp edges or shoulders.

Here are a couple I stumbled across:

Specifications: #1

Caliber: .308 Cal 5R
Twist: 1-11.25
Length: 26" Finished, Blank is 27"
Contour: #13 Rem. Varmint 1.25" x 2" Taper to 0.950" (4.65 lbs)
Bore/Groove: .299/.308


Specifications: #2

Caliber: .308 Cal 5R
Twist: 1-11.25
Length: 26" Finished, Blank is 27"
Contour: #14 1.20" x 3" Taper to 0.900" (6.20 lbs)
Bore/Groove: .299/.308

Specifications: #3

Caliber: .308 5R
Twist 1-10
Length: 26" Finished, Blank is 27"
Contour: #3 Sporter, 1.2" x 2.75" Taper to 0.67" (3.5lbs)
Bore/Groove: .300/.308

Specifications: #4

Caliber .308 5R
Twist 1-10
Length: 30" Finished, Blank is 31"
Contour: 1.250" x 5" Taper to .900
Bore/Groove: .300/.308


They are all Bartlein. The 1.240" on my bbl is a pinch smaller, and thats what I wonder about. Do they round up or are these actual measurements? Again, thank you for the advice.

Doug

 

[Garyc]

The contour that matches yours is the first one, the #13 Remington Varmint profile. Don't get hung up on yours being 1.240" vs. 1.250" for the bartlein specs, .010" is within the margin of error for anything on a factory rifle. All the major makers produce barrels in that contour, Bartlein calls it the #13 while others call it the Remington Varmint or Remington Sendero. They're all the same contour, Remington uses that profile on many different rifles.