Re: Fattest Bull Barrel You Have Ever Seen?
The barrel on my LR-308 has a 0.92" diameter. However, I saw a benchrest bolt gun at an optics shop here in Houston a couple of weeks ago with a barrel easily 2x in diameter.
Typically, the barrel is the heaviest single component in a rifle, and the easiest component to use to affect the weight of a rifle. Bench rest rifles can weight 50 lbs or more, so in that sport I don't think that there is such a point as "too bull." However, I am not a bench rest shooter and a rifle that I won't carry in the field is "too bull" regardless of where the weight is distributed. My LR-308 weighs 13.6 lbs and I think that 15 lbs may be my personal pain point for "too bull to lug around."