Folks,
Got the green light to start looking for a new barrel in .308 and am looking for some advice although I may be splitting hairs.....
I have shot some friends 308's with different barrels and, in talking with my local smith, I am leaning towards a Krieger in a 11-12 twist. The smith is recommending the #9, 10, 17 and 18 contours with his preference being the #18 in a 12 twist. I am looking at a 22-24' barrel and wonder if folks here have any input on the other dimensions.
While I wont be doing any competitive bench shooting I am happy to go to the range and learn from those experts. Mostly I will be shooting 200-600 yds with some 800 distances included. On a rare occasion I will see what happens at 1,000 yds. I will also do some varmint hunting so I would like to be able to carry it around some.
Any thoughts on the contours other than the #18? Thoughts in general?
Kreiger contours http://www.kriegerbarrels.com/Contours-c1246-wp3382.htm
If this has been discussed before just point me in that direction....I did a search but did not find anything specific.
Thx
Got the green light to start looking for a new barrel in .308 and am looking for some advice although I may be splitting hairs.....
I have shot some friends 308's with different barrels and, in talking with my local smith, I am leaning towards a Krieger in a 11-12 twist. The smith is recommending the #9, 10, 17 and 18 contours with his preference being the #18 in a 12 twist. I am looking at a 22-24' barrel and wonder if folks here have any input on the other dimensions.
While I wont be doing any competitive bench shooting I am happy to go to the range and learn from those experts. Mostly I will be shooting 200-600 yds with some 800 distances included. On a rare occasion I will see what happens at 1,000 yds. I will also do some varmint hunting so I would like to be able to carry it around some.
Any thoughts on the contours other than the #18? Thoughts in general?
Kreiger contours http://www.kriegerbarrels.com/Contours-c1246-wp3382.htm
If this has been discussed before just point me in that direction....I did a search but did not find anything specific.
Thx