Originally Posted by joshf303
Originally Posted by VaHillbilly
I have had many dozen's of hunting rifles over the last 35 years ( more than i can recall) and now I only buy rifles that have carbon wrapped barrels, I like the lightweight. A carbon wrapped barrel cools down 3x faster than a solid steel barrel does and that cut's my range time way down....Do I "need" my rifle to have a carbon wrapped barrel? No, but when is buying a new hunting rifle for loony's like us about "need".....good shooting...Hb

Have you actually weighed two barrels yourself and seen how many ounces you are “saving” going CF?

What about taking actual temps inside the bore…where the rubber meets to road?

Just curious…

In my experience you won't save weight by going with a CF barrel... Might add a couple of ounces. But it is the trendy thing to do and if it makes you happy go for it. I think they look good and in some cases shoot really well. I'm not convinced they shoot better than a quality steel barrel put together by a reputable gunsmith. I've had two CF barrels put on and I'm not sure it's worth the hassle.