0. match contour) was the most popular profile, followed by a Palma contour. Sometimes a longer barrel can really boost the velocity for a particular cartridge, but the same increase in length might have a negligible change in muzzle velocity for another cartridge. In fact, there are a few great barrel makers that aren't on this list. Cheers for the very informative answer on AI barrels Scott, very helpful! Unfortunately, right now it seems like we have very little to make informed decisions with. There was no mention of creating the rifling; button or hammer forging. But, Id say if you are getting 0.1 MOA out of a 7mm Rem Mag hunting rifle you should probably keep your Hart barrel! Im sure there are limits to that, for example if you launched a long, heavy bullet from a 10 barrel maybe you wouldnt achieve good stability but Id bet its unlikely that there is any practical/measurable impact with traditional barrel lengths used for this kind of shooting. Most these guys pretty much say the same thing when I asked them for their best piece of advice. Shorter barrels are stiffer, and therefore have reduced harmonics/vibrations. Glad youve found my content helpful. . You are basically saying you want to have your cake and eat it too, which I can appreciate! Ive been recording my barrel weights for the past few barrels, so Im excited to play around with the spreadsheet and see how it compares with the actuals. And that probably comes back to #1 (i.e. Accuracy International of North America, Inc. Wow, Scott! In fact, Matthew Brousseau won the PRS for the second year in a row, and he was using a Krieger barrel. Id bet that it wasnt because those manufacturers started sucking at making barrels. The carbon fiber contour option for fixed shoulder prefits is the Heavy Palma. So I asked him the million dollar question: Whatis themost important thing when itcomesto precision rifles? Cecil didnt hesitate. There were also 7 shooters running a GAP #6 contour. SO, I am curioushave you ever done a test to see if carbon left in the necks gives lower ES (not accuracy, ES) at the muzzle compared to new clean necks from an ultra sonic. Josh Kunz, the gunsmith at Patriot Valley Arms emailed me these details after seeing your question: Bartlein All 5R cut rifled (The 5 in 5R stands for 5 groove, and R indicates the profile of the rifling) Barrels, What The Pros Use Varmint/Sendero blank. Lots of world-records have been set with button-rifled barrels. As far as what happens when you dial over 100 MOA, Im assuming you mean what happens you dial all your scope will allow and you still need more adjustment. Order My Barrel. Already working on the one about stocks and chassis. All barrel blanks are 1" longer for cutting and crowning. In fact, more top 10 shooters were using PROOF barrels than any other brand! So many decisions are much easier, when you can just take a look here and see whats going on in PRS world to achieve the same launch conditions, from a shorter or longer barrel. 30cal Bartlein Barrel, MTU MPN: BAR30MTU. is what is better for ELR , MOA or Mills ? All barrel blanks are 1" longer for cutting and crowning. Also, any harmonics or other similar effects that may be present are only amplified by the longer barrel. While Im sure that plays into this, it may not be the only factor. I bet PROOFs are all the same too, although Im not sure what that is. Weve selected and generated our contours to offer a variety of options that also accept common stock inlets, but also allow for our custom fluting designs. I have some that clean easier but dont necessarily shoot any better and other than that they are all great barrels. So really neither of those have ever been very popular among this group of shooters. Wade told me I dont think its that heavy barrels necessarily shoot better,as much asIshoot better with a heavy barrel. He felt the increased weight and balance ofariflewith a heavy barrel helped him be steady and stay on target. Im definitely not a bandwagon kind of guy the opposite in fact. Contour: MTU. Honestly, I was concerned it was getting too long-winded, so thanks! It may be surprising to hear, but some barrel manufacturers are still using World War era equipment to produce barrels. Im not sure, but I know someone at Accuracy International who definitely would know and Ive reached out to him. Full Member. Its so new its not even on their website yet, but theres so much interest, shooters are already calling Proof Sales and ordering it. Chris Gittings, 83rd Overall in PRS. Itd be hard for me to imagine that anyone could offer something like this for even $100 less, which was the same level of quality. The natural endowments of the county offer horseback riding, fishing and cycling. Cal: Ha! since they go through them so fast. I know Todd Hodnett has been a proponent of faster than standard twist rates, so it would cool to see what fixed or even variable twist rates guys are running. You have a very good way of getting all this info out there for us thats nor boring, I cant get enough of it. 6.5 Creedmoor Ammo Test Summary: Hit Probability At Long-Range, 6.5 Creedmoor Ammo Test Part 5: Live-Fire Group Sizes & Precision, 6.5 Creedmoor Ammo Test Part 4: Live-Fire Muzzle Velocity Details. To be fair, Bryan does go into the definition of "hygroscopic" by the 2nd pa Andy: Any idea if they'll offer a bundle for all 3 similar to what they did for vol 1 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. I have. I think if you took the top 20 and swapped barrel blanks, theyd all still land in the top 20 or close to it. That is AWESOME, Eric! The Mil-C is also a very good choice, and is what I bought for a new rifle that will arrive any day now. Varmint 6.61 Shop a top-choice selection of Mtu, Mtu 6.5mm barrels right here at OTM Tactical. 3) Id bet so, but that is probably a question for a gunsmith. . The performance of the AI-1960 barrel even in 300 WIN Mag is extremely high. The ideal barrel length concept is very interesting. Yes, PVA uses good barrels and a good action, trigger and chassis. The one shooter on this list that was already using that contour was actually using a custom contoured barrel from Patriot Valley Arms, which was designed to heavier than the M24 contour. Sometimes the rifle balances better with a longer barrel. Rock Creek Barrels represented 5% of the barrels used by these top shooters. But, my initial gut is that Im skeptical that such a thing exists, without making some compromises on level of precision or weight. When some manufactures try to reach a lower price point like that, you always have to wonder if theyre cutting corners and I agree the barrel isnt the place to do it! Muzzle Diameters are based off of 26 Lengths shorter lengths will reflect the same profile. My Leupold Mark 4 spotting scope has a mil-based reticle in it. There is just so much left to learn about them. One to two miles. Its the definitive guide on this kind of stuff. The cool thing is I still dont have to send off my action. . Thanks for putting it all together. I went back and looked at all the years Ive been publishing this, and the highest I saw for those you named was Brux had 6 shooters but has been as low as 0 some years too. The trail is open year-round and is beautiful to visit . AMU/MTU: 1.25 - 0.900 5 - 29 . Whitley Med. The most common and widely supplied profile in both the U.S., Europe, and ROW is P/N AI-265XX. While that study had several interesting findings, when choosing a barrel it largely comes down to an educated bet on the reputation of the company making it. I kind of stretched my brain just then. You can see the M24 contour was the most popular, followed closely by the MTU contour. Conversely, a poor-quality rifle with a good barrel can shoot accurately.. Thread starter Dooby; Start date Nov 25, 2019; Forums. Neither of those are available in MOA-based reticles. Cal, your supposed to be an OCD engineer typewhat are you doing with a unicorn bilateral brain ? A barrel is essentially a steel cylinder with the bore drilled out. Even if a company doesnt have a military contract, theyre probably hoping for one so they often focus on mils. While technology has completely revolutionized other areas of manufacturing, many barrels are made the same way they were 50+ years ago. Remington 40-x 7.62 NATO Barrel Contour, Same as M24? The rest of the guys were running barrels from 24 to 28, plus 2 guys running at 23 and 1 guy running at 22. MPA BA Custom Build Rifle $ view product. George said it looks like a Heavy Palma barrel. The muzzle diameter is .975, and the performance of this barrel has been exceptional without being excessively heavy. When I started load development I plugged in all of my data into Quickload and came up with Varget as the best powder for the bullet I had chosen. Wow! You can see Bartlein Barrels continued their dominant lead in terms of popularity among this group of lite marksmen. Ha! Following those, was the Marksman contour and the Medium Palma. Ive seen his SDs below 2 fps before, and one time he texted me a photo of a LabRadar that recorded an SD that was in the 0s which is just crazy! Long Range Shooting Handbook: This does a pretty good job covering the basics in plain language. Starting at: $412.50. I'd say over 80% of the content was ne Cal: Ha! a little off topic The 6XC has been a popular choice among top-ranked precision rifle shooters since they first started having long range precision rifle matches. Dont try to fix happy! Daniel Bertocchini, who finished 23rd overall in the PRS, explained it pretty well: The main reason guys are running steel over carbon is the added weight for most PRS competitions, but there are benefits to running carbon over steel especially when shedding weight is a concern. In precision rifle competitions, weight is often seen as a good thing, and Ill touch more on why later in this article. or slightly heavier than a Rem. How often do pros clean their barrels? It was an interesting perspective that influenced my view of Hawk Hill, so I thought Id share it. I will admit it does feel good to see a tiny SD, and gives you a lot of confidence! KRIEGER 6.5 HEAVY BULL TARGET "MTU" 1-8 TWIST 29" $409.00. It is after all the caliber of the future. Not sure. " Wow. Palma 5.06 1.25 Barrel Blank 8.27 Hours are 9am to 5pm M - F, PST. I meant to question why everyone is not having their barrels nitrided, melonited, etc. Those are literally the next two articles Ill publish. January 5, 2019 Here is what Bryan said: Another trade-off in the ballistic performance vs. consistency spectrum is barrel length. Krieger Barrels offers a wide variety of both standard and custom barrel contours for bolt action rifles as well as AR10, AR15, M1 Garand, M1A/M14 and service rifles. Theyre written with a guy like you in mind! That is largely due to the fact that factors like wind have less time to act on the bullet. Hajd-Bihar County. I do appreciate the thoughtful comments, and you sharing your ideas. Thats probably just because Im super-OCD, because he carries very similar stuff on the shelf and Im not saving money doing it the way I am just like picking the exact brand, contour, twist, instead of making compromises. Hvy. He seemed to have been preparing his whole life to answerthat elusive question, and it wason the tip of his tongue:The barrel and the bullet.Deceptively simple. If theyre not I will start over. By restricting caliber, and configuration choices, hes able to buy in bulk, produce in large batches on CNC machines, and then pass on what seems to be an exceptional (and I might even suggest unrivaled) value in the market. This is THE most uniform way of wrapping a barrel. Again forgive my ignorance but I certainly appreciate your knowledge! There are a few things you could. I purchased a newish 22BR less than 20 rounds fired based solely on the fact that it was built by Shilen Rifles in the 90s and was in perfect condition. They weigh 3 lbs or less at 26", depending on the bore size. I blast it out to anyone who wants globs of information on all things precision rifle related. I purchased a bbl in MTU contour. Im not saying none of these fluted their barrels, or that it is a bad idea but Id be shocked if more than 10% of them did. There were several other very capable barrel brands represented: Broughton Barrels, Masterpiece Arms Barrels, and MullerWorks Barrels all had 4-5 of these shooters using one of their barrels. MPA 338 BA Bolt Action Rifle $ - $ view product. M24 contour falls just slightly lower in weight than a comparable MTU or HV barrel of the same length. MOA: 30 MOA. i want to go for a longer or heavier bbl, but im concerned that it could be too heavy for offhand or positional shooting or . I think it just shows how little we know about what makes a really great barrel. A: Shoot what you have until your barrel is shot out or you can prove 100% that your equipment is holding you back. Yet for a data-driven guy who wants to make objective, informed decisions choosing a barrel can be tough! Quick view Out of Stock. Gen 3 Design, 60 Degree Bolt; MTU Contour; . I appreciate you sharing your thoughts. That goes for both PROOF and Christensen. Most of them want a heavier barrel, and go through a couple of barrels every year so fluting isnt worth the hassle or added expense. My hunting rifle shoots 0.4-0.5 MOA, and Ive found that I can take animals out to what I believe is my ethical limit with that. But some of these barrel manufacturers dont have multiple groove options. Larger businesses also tend to focus on throughput on the production floor, and there may be pressure for guys to meet certain quotas. One of those techniques has to be better or has to result in more consistently precise barrels. Hey, Mark. Honestly, I wish the numbers were all for the same barrel lengths, but manufacturers dont seem to publish them that way. Krieger Barrels had another strong showing, with 10% of these shooters using one of their barrels. I bet youd find it very interesting, especially the part related to the carbon fiber barrels. Then there is the brand newPROOF Competitioncontour, which was released this year. Other than that, Im not sure. Any reason some barrels fell out of favor? I have to admit, the results surprised me: I was fully expecting the rifles in the 14-20 pound range, with most around 18-20 but I didnt expect 38% of the shooters running a rifle weighing 21 pounds or more! Youre basically asking for something that is extremely lightweight with Benchrest accuracy, which I find are competing design characteristics. Hey Cal! Id encourage you to go read through that. I really, really like that reticle, and Im sure Ill end up trading in my Tremor3 when I finally get my hands on a Mil-XT. Variable Shoulder prefits for actions such as Savage, Remage, Tikka Variable, Ruger, Howa, and Remington 783 contours: All Sporter contours, all Taperless options, All Palma options, and All Varmint options. Composed of a straight shank and two taper design. So theyd be close to the weight of the M24 and MTU contours. Essentially the receiver securely clamps around the first six inches of the barrel. This year they represented 31.4% of the shooters, which is still twice as many as any other brand. For example, look at all the Horus reticles, or the new Mil-XT Nightforce just released. I am not a long range shooter though would were my situation different. I tried to make something like that myself a couple different ways, including drawing this stuff up in a CAD program and measuring volumes which took a lot of time, but I never got to a point where I had it all itemized like what you have here. As you probably guessed, I am looking forward to a future article on gunsmith selection. Cal has an engineering background, unique data-driven approach, and the ability to present technical information in an unbiased and straight-forward fashion. The legend on the chart itemizes the league and ranks each color represents, but basically the darker the color, the higher up the shooters placed. Would the Tremer 3 work for ELR. Thats why I think this post about what barrels the top ranked shooters are running in the Precision Rifle Series (PRS) and the National Rifle League (NRL) is so valuable. Well, you can just hold the other 6 mils using the reference points on the reticle. He isnt Cerakoting the barrel, so hes saving money where it doesnt add to performance. This group of over 150 competitors represent the best precision rifle shooters in the country, and this post will present all the details about what barrel they are using in long range rifle matches. Notice they dindt just release some really cool MOA reticle it was mil. The carbon fiber contour option for variable shoulder prefits is the .900" varmint. Our different sizes are .750 .810 .850 .900 which will satisfy most needs for any type of shooter. Options include Light, Medium and Heavy Palma as well as custom Palma. There may be some crossover, but its not as simple as you might think. Glance through their endless list of customer testimonials and try not to be impressed! I have a factory stock Rem700 sporter in 7-08 that groups in the 3s all day long with Berger 140 VLDs. Great question. Finally, lets look at the overall rifle weight, because it is so closely related to barrel contour and length. or the new Nightforces Mill XT reticle. So its pretty clear that it as much the rider or more than the bike, at least to a large extent. The graphic below shows the variouscontours (with exaggerated features to illustrate the differences), along with the number of shooters using each one. Hey, Jim. Regardless of whether that is true or not, a lot of guys are using their barrels so they must be doing something right! So unfortunately I dont have anything to report. heavier than the Remington Varmint contour. Curious, as youve previously mentioned the John Hancock Rifle from Patriot Valley Arms, but I notice for all the new production class rifles being made and marketed, the PVA rifle mentions a Rock Creek barrel, while the Badrock and the Havek rifles dont mention any barrel manufacturer, and the MPA offering lists X-Calibur as their barrel maker (a company that seems to hold a rather negative opinion online). Heavy Palma and Heavy Varmint were the next most popular contours, and both of those would also be slightly over a 0.9 diameter at the muzzle on a 26 barrel. 30cal BARTLEIN "MTU" Contour Barrel 29" Your Price: $394.99. I was surprised there were not more Brux barrels as well. Love your blog. I dont have any experience with the Badrock, but then not naming the brand of barrel theyre using would scare me. Below are the weights for most contours finished to 26. Am I correct in assuming that reaching the target quicker would also increase accuracy at a slightly longer distance; and be more stable to reduce group sizing as well? He basically takes a really long barrel and cuts it off 1 at a time and records the muzzle velocities along the way, so you can estimate how much going from X inches to Y inches will impact your muzzle velocity. Personally, I started MOA because I think it is more natural when you speak in yards and inches but after a few years I switched over to mils for a few reasons. The precision problems stem from the long barrel time with a heavy bullet; the system has too much time and impulse to move while the bullet is in the barrel. Have I missed that in related articles? Founded by Frank Galli in 2000, Snipers Hide has been offering informational videos, podcasts, and other support to its users in one location. While its certainly satisfying to fire a 10 shot string and look over to see a tiny SD on the LabRadar, how much time should we spend chasing that? Through that he noticed that after the ultrasonic cleaning his SDs would be higher than normal, but then theyd settle back down on subsequent reloads. So stay tuned! 1) That seems to fit my experience, and Id personally agree with that theory. Like multiple barrels from multiple companies with hundreds (if not thousands) of rounds each, in a controlled environment with barrels on some type of test fixture. Id be very curious to see what rifles and scopes are being used in the PRS Production class. Good question, Mike. Terms and Conditions. What happens when you go to dial up over 100 MOA with this type of reticle. There is still so much to learn and objectively measure/compare when it comes to rifle barrels. . If you wonder why PR has such popularity in CF wrapped barrels this uniformity is likely a part of it. But I cant help myself from obsessing! It may not display this or other websites correctly. MTU < Back to Barrel Shop. That seems to corroborate Vaughns point. I did write what I believe is the most objective comparison to the Mil vs MOA debate. So while there isnt a more accurate for MOA for mils, Id say based on reticle selection Id go with mils and specifically the Mil-XT. I need one. In fact, I noticed one of their rifles was represented among this group of top shooters, so obviously theyre extremely capable. You just go through them so fast (a couple a year), and when you get a batch done at once you know the chambers and therefore the brass should all be interchangeable, because they were made with the same reamer at the same time. Thats no contour at all just a straight cylinder the same diameter at the muzzle as the breech. Thats why I really like the articles on Barrel Length vs. Muzzle Velocity from RifleShooter.com. Bull Sporter 4.39 The barrel is 26 long and is a straight target contour measuring 1 diameter at the crown. You can hold an additional amount. When people think about barrel length, most of us probably think the length decisions came down to wanting to maximize muzzle velocity. Ive been reading your blog for years now. I am a true ruffian like most of the rest of your following, but have to acknowledge the art you blended into this article. Does it really matter? That might be the best source to get a bunch of them. Ted, Im not sure how many are sponsored by barrel manufacturers. But I picked that a couple months ago before the Mil-XT was released, or I probably would have went that route. Its extremely physically demanding. Email us anytime at >> info@benchmarkbarrels.com. Cal, while building an Elk gun last year I created a spreadsheet that correctly calculates most of Bartleins barrel weights based upon the users desired finished length. Contour Dimensions: MTU: Shank Diameter (1.250") Shank Length (2.750") Muzzle Diameter (.930") Weight (7lbs) Length (29" Blank) . Ill say right from the top, there isnt one that is better than the other. When I began my testing I quickly realized that I had a real shooter on my hands with multiple powder charge weights shooting in the zeros. Im not familiar enough with the receiver of the Ruger Precision Rifle to know for sure. In fact, it might not even be the biggest reason for all these guys. REM 700 Sporter. My reason for all of this is this. Palma 4.37 Im just soaking all this up like a sponge in the desert. No idea. Our rifling machines are so accurate, we can carry the twist rate to the 4th decimal point (example: 11.3642). Thanks for all the work you put into this website. One question though, wheres the .308 caliber info? Because I hate that approach soooo much, I gathered a pile of barrels and did a massive research project that was published in Bryan Litzs most recent book. Sheep hunting is about the hardest thing you can do in the hunting world. Ill not be shooting competition at the high level but I do shoot steel for bragging rights with a local group out to 1100 yds. It also seems to have less sensitive accuracy load nodes than the RPR. In a 50 to 80 mile ski marathon this means a lot. In a 30" barrel, that typically means MTU or HV contour at the heavy end of the scale. This list just doesnt seem to change as much as other gear, but there were a few shifts in 2018 Ill point out below. REM 700 Sporter Contours. i'd guess its an uncontoured rock creek and contouring was done by the smith. Then upgrade to the absolute best you can afford. The Tremor3 has all kinds of features that Id never use, like wind dots, marks for moving targets (at some specific distance and speed), and range estimation. They can just cut the chamber according to the blueprint of the action, and know that my action matches the blueprint because they all do. 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