Thin, Light Barrels

[FrankG]

I wonder if thats one of those threshold things where once you get over a certain diameter for a certain cartridge, theres nothing else to gain from going bigger. How would their results be with a .565” taper i wonder? A .750? A 1” blank?

Good question... but never seen any test data on that at all.

Here is my wife's Browning Sako Safari I rebuilt. Was originally a 243 win but of course it wasn't taken care of and the bore was junk and all pitted. So I redid it in 260 Rem. Has a .600" muzzle diameter at 22" finish.

Does nothing weird accuracy wise. Hunting bullets that I load... easy 5/8" moa gun.

 

[N133]

Regarding carbon wrapped barrels it's my opinion they are nothing more than insulated pencil barrels that heat up quick and take forever to cool down.

 

[Dimner]

Well, I’d heard that about the fluting but I hadn’t heard that about the carbon. See them a lot in the nrl hunter setups and didn’t realize it was for looks. What would be the lightest contour you’d recommend in an nrl hunter barrel, say 6.5 prc? I’ve been thinking about trying it but I’m pretty heavy to start with so was thinking carbon but would rather spend less.

Me thinks some of those sheeples that are buying carbon wrapped don't know about the lack of a significant weight savings.