PRS Talk Non-Samson Barrel profile for balance/NPA

[Senor_Barney]

What is the consensus barrel profile that will get us po' non-Samson Foundation owners to "best" balance?

I have a Centurion with full brass internal weights + L3i Dina and currently run a Benchmark MTU+ 28inch, but feel I can't load into my Schmedium without it feeling a tad nose heavy and wanting to dip down. Looking for a better NPA.

Looking at CRB and want to hear 26 vs 28 and CRB comp vs 1.25 straight (strictly as it relates to balance for PRS and positional)

Also, what's the consensus for number of extra impacts I'll get if I cerakote?

 

[Mudflap621]

I personnaly run 1.25" straight barrels at 26" on my Centurions and haven the balance point right about 4.5" in front of Magwell with the help of the brass weights. Next rebarrel I am leaning towards 28" tubes and worst case I can take a few brass weights out of the fore-end if needed. With my setup I was not able to get the balance far enough forward with something like a proof comp contour.

 

[Sheldon N]

My setup is probably the same general weight (w/o barrel) as yours. I’ve got tungsten instead of brass, which is about 2lb heavier but I don’t have the Dina brass rail. I prefer 26” instead of 28” and have been running M24 barrels for the last few go arounds. Balance is just about right, any more barrel weight and it might be nose heavy.

My vote would be 26” and go with the standard CRB contour instead of 1.25 straight.

Black cerakote is dead sexy, but only if you have a black muzzle brake .

 

[epracmetcon]

Genesis 2 with a 26.5 crb comp contour, full weight kit and a 419 maverick on the end balances about 4.5inchs in front of the magwell.