i have a bushmaster 450 and love it. now i want to get a 223 upper to shoot varmints with. i am thinking about the stainless steel varminter 24" polished 416 stainless steel with 1x9 twist. they also sell 24" 4150 chromoly steel barrel with the same twist 1x9. or wlould the predator with the 20" 4150 chromoly steel barrel with 1x8 twist. what are the pros and cons of the barrels (stainless and chromoly) and twist rates? what are the pro and cons with the barrel lengths? iam looking for the most allaround set up.
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Re: bushmaster what upper to go with
There is a lot of personal preference involved in selecting barrel lengths and twist rates. The kind of "varmints" you're shooting,what bullets you're using and the way you hunt plays a part in it.
The big deal for me was weight. My cousins 24" RRA varminter weighs 13 pounds, and I have no desire to lug that much weight around while I'm coyote hunting.
In the end, I settled on a Bushmaster with a 24" fluted, free-floated barrel. Thing is a joy to carry and 300 yard coyotes aren't a problem.
There is a lot of personal preference involved in selecting barrel lengths and twist rates. The kind of "varmints" you're shooting,what bullets you're using and the way you hunt plays a part in it.
The big deal for me was weight. My cousins 24" RRA varminter weighs 13 pounds, and I have no desire to lug that much weight around while I'm coyote hunting.
In the end, I settled on a Bushmaster with a 24" fluted, free-floated barrel. Thing is a joy to carry and 300 yard coyotes aren't a problem.
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