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Guys I have a 22-250 with a 1/14 twist and want it to be 1/12 twist which barrel maker would flute a #2 contour with this application??
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I doubt if any knowledable maker or gunsmith would flute a two-contour. The two-contour is generally considered too light to flute.
Reminds me of a Weatherby barrel that I saw get "unwrapped" at the rifle range once. Not a pretty sight.
If you want flutes, think of a 3 1/2 or four-contour.
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+1 Give Chris at Pac-nor a call. He'll give you the straight poop.
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Ok guys thanks the reason I asked is because a friend said it could be done by a custom barrel maker, but I did fine out that Bansner flute his #2 contour brls on his customs..
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Regarding barrels, just wondering which brand would be most used by shooters after accuracy over there.Im from australia and we find shilen or maddco two of the better ones.but there are others available.
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Kreiger, Broughton, Rock, Hart, Shilen, Bartlein (recent addition) are all generaly considered accuracy barrels here in the states.
Opinions vary on all but a guy couldn't really go wrong with any of them for what most people's abilities really are with a rifle.
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If I wanted a new barrel in Australia, I would go to Dennis and Robert Tobler in Robertson, NSW. Tobler is as good as anyone and has considerable bench rest experience to back it up.
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If I wanted a new barrel in Australia, I would go to Dennis and Robert Tobler in Robertson, NSW. Tobler is as good as anyone and has considerable bench rest experience to back it up.
AGW We're not in Australia!
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We're not in Australia! Mebbe so but this gentleman is: Regarding barrels, just wondering which brand would be most used by shooters after accuracy over there.Im from australia and we find shilen or maddco two of the better ones.but there are others available.
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I would add Lilja to the list of very fine barrels.
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Lilja will flute as low as a #4 barrel.
It's you and the bullet, and all the rest is secondary.
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I did not mean to slight Lilja - simple oversite. I know they make some excellent barrels.
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Thanks .Main reason i asked was to compare what is available over there compared to what we can get here.Kreiger,Hart, Shilen and lilja are all available.Tobler barrels are not quite as popular as they once were in the bench rest or F class seen,just thought out of the above 4 there may be a favourite .I realise there is not much between them. Given the same cicumstances with a cartrige that is considered hard on barrels have you found one particular brand holds up better than the others.Maddco make excellent barrels over here but they are known to be reasonably soft.
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Bench rest shooters tend to follow what wins so it is a fashionable sport as well as a practical one. You will also notice that if a shooter wins the coveted titles with a certian barrel brand, chambering and bullet brand, guess what....everyone is using them next year.
You can bet that Robert Tobler has not forgotten how to make a bench grade barre;, neither have the others. They are all good and sometimes availability of reamer, button in your favored twist, or experience with a particualr caliber can be an issue.
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i once had a gun smith tell me the defect we could both see in my barrel would not affect accuracy he then refused to let me look through his bore scope. Barrel was not screwed or chambered. He told me in his words, 'i have sold plenty of barrels with marks in them' i then told him i would like my money back and went and bought a shilen select match and lived happily ever after.
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Lilja will flute as low as a #4 barrel. Correct I called Lilja on yesterday and that's 2what they said Krieger said #4 as well.
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You might get someone other than a barrel maker to flute something skinnier- but the flutes won't be very deep!!!
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We're not in Australia! Mebbe so but this gentleman is: Regarding barrels, just wondering which brand would be most used by shooters after accuracy over there.Im from australia and we find shilen or maddco two of the better ones.but there are others available. Teal, It is my understanding from his previous posts that he came here to live and work. My remark that we are not in Australia simply was an indication that I don't think the original poster is going to send to Australia for a barrel or have it fluted there? So what they use over there is immaterial to the original question! Any of the Aussie dialog is little more than a thread hijack! Popapi asked the original question, not skippy! And it didn't have a damn thing to do with Ozzyland!
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Sorry mate.Will aproach the site differently next time i have a question.
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