F T/R Competition Barrel Contour

[savageshooter86]

I see a few palma shooters who shoot light palma and do well

How well would Std Palma work for FTR shooting? As far as not heating up too bad


Thanks

 

[XTR]

In general, F class shooters shoot faster than Palma shooters, so you will get more heating. My heavy palma gets too hot to hold during some matches.

You really want all the barrel mass that you can afford and still make weight.

 

[savageshooter86]

Ok that makes sense

 

[damoncali]

I shoot a medium palma in F open (a 6XC) - it's not a dedicated open rifle though, and would go heavier were I to build one. But not because of heat - just for the extra weight. Weight helps control recoil, which helps you stay on target, which helps you shoot fast, which helps you with the wind which is most of your score. I imagine the same holds true for TR. Get as much barrel as the rules allow.

 

[ryanjay11]

I'm betting you will be able to make weight with a heavy palma barrel. I have a Barnard action, which is considered heavy by some, with a 34" heavy palma and I make weight.

If you weigh everything you have, including rings, bases, etc., you can use a barrel weight calculator to determine what will work and keep you under the limit. Lilja has one on their site that is accurate to less than an ounce. You can also take measurements on your current barrel to determine its weight if it is already on your action. This is will allow you to figure out how heavy you can go. I would figure in a 4-6 ounce leeway in for scale variations.