Recent content by Bran743

Thats exactly what they are doing. I found a 7mm 1.25" on eBay for a very good price. But I'd rather not chance buying a lemon since I would still need to get it chambered, contoured, and threaded. It would be worth it buy a barrel from a more well known maker at that point. -B2

Nuclabuyer, Would you mind posting how you like it? Also what "grade" of barrel did you get? -B2

Good morning folks. I was shopping around for a 7mm barrel blank and happens to stumble on a company called X-Caliber barrels. Www.x-caliber.net Anyone on here ever heard of them? I've searched on here and with Google and can't find a lot of info other than their corporate page I...

Re: Latest: 7mm RSAUM The rifles on the bench look to be M24s. They have butt stocks similar to that anyway.

Re: 243 vs. 6x47 Lapua You know I keep hearing mixed reviews about the barrel life of the 6 and 6.5 Lapua's. Some people say it's awesome and others say it's not great. Every one seems to agree that they are wonderfully accurate though. I've considered a 308 but since it's not really...

Re: 243 vs. 6x47 Lapua -Huckleberry75 So am I taking it correctly that the higher pressures will degrade the performance when the temp gets above a certain point? Would changing to a different powder have any effect on this? Thanks for the info guys.

Re: 243 vs. 6x47 Lapua JCH Not sure what you mean when you're talking about the "donut." I'm pretty green when it comes to reloading.

Greetings all. I'm a long time lurker, first time poster. I'm starting to get into reloading and I'm looking at building either a 243 or 6x47 Lapua. I've heard that because of how hot it gets here in OK that the 243 is the better way to go. Is that true and if so, why? -Brandon