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Do you guys have any opinions on the proof barrels vs stainless? I'm getting close to ordering one in .308 and was wondering does a carbon wrapped really offer any significant improvement on anything practical ?
 
Merovingian said:
Do you guys have any opinions on the proof barrels vs stainless? I'm getting close to ordering one in .308 and was wondering does a carbon wrapped really offer any significant improvement on anything practical ?
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I was very torn on this as well ... after doing some research I ended up going with the stainless barrel. Money was not a consideration either. The carbon may cool faster but it also heats up faster. Google is your friend, do some research on carbon fiber barrels. It's all relative to what you want to do with it . For the bench if you are doing 5 shot groups I would say the carbon would be better.
 
Merovingian said:
Do you guys have any opinions on the proof barrels vs stainless? I'm getting close to ordering one in .308 and was wondering does a carbon wrapped really offer any significant improvement on anything practical ?
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The weight savings is the biggest selling point for the CF wrapped barrels. Accuracy of a bull barrel with the weight of a pencil barrel. I didn't opt for the CF but it was tempting.
 
redrams9 said:
I have a JP Enterprises AR in .308, and it shoots ok with factory match, but when I use handholds, it shoots way more accurate, and have tailored my loads so that the brass looks like it has come out of a bolt gun after. In my JP, a great load turned out to be the 110 Hornady Vmax, with 49.0gr of H335/2.760 COAL, CCI primers. I'd be curious to see how that would shoot in the .308 MH that people own?
My MH is in 6.5 Creedmoor, so haven't got around to much loading for it yet, or if I will even go that route, undecided still..
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can you post sum photos of your MH pleas
 
As Rick has stated, weight saving. I handled both the Stainless Steel and CF wrapped barrels at the Edmonton gun show. Accuracy out of both will be similar, but the SS put quite a bit of weight forward, very much like the XCR-M. The CF wrapped barrel moved it back, more central, and provided an overall weight saving. Somebody mentioned shooting from a bench, which is great, but for me I want this to be my go to, all-around rifle. It needs to shoot from the bench, but be light enough to carry all day comfortably, and have good balance for shooting off-hand in field conditions. For me that meant the CF barrel.
 
I purpose built mine for the bush and went with 18.6 stainless in a varmint contour, I find it has a great weight balance with the PRS, fortis, not forward heavy at all. Polskiogorki makes some great points and valid reasons why I went the way I did. A ctr and carbon fibre would put lightened things up a bit. I'm happy with my decisions and wouldn't change anything now that I have it in hand.
 
I went carbon mostly for rifle balance(and maybe a little for the cool factor) with the prs and the carbon barrel, the front end feels very light. The added cost of the barrel upgrade was worth the money in my opinion as I do plan on hunting with it this fall. The carbon seems very good at dissipating heat as well. After firing 50+ rounds you can still hold the barrel ( although it's still very warm ) but you don't dare touch the brake or gas block. I think if you can afford the upgraded barrel, there really aren't any downsides to it.
 
This is a bit misleading to some new people... my gun with the 18.6 light contour stainless won't be any heavier than the cfw barrel they both weigh the same. .. if you go with a longer thicker stainless barrel then yes you will see a bit of weight savings. Basically you can get a thicker longer cfw barrel that is lighter than stainless but if your trying to make the lightest modern hunter there won't be any difference in weight between the light contour stainless barrel and the cfw. .. maybe a slight balance point but that is all.... but il give the cfw the coolness factor :cool:
 
polskiogorki said:
This is a bit misleading to some new people... my gun with the 18.6 light contour stainless won't be any heavier than the cfw barrel they both weigh the same. .. if you go with a longer thicker stainless barrel then yes you will see a bit of weight savings. Basically you can get a thicker longer cfw barrel that is lighter than stainless but if your trying to make the lightest modern hunter there won't be any difference in weight between the light contour stainless barrel and the cfw. .. maybe a slight balance point but that is all.... but il give the cfw the coolness factor :cool:
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Well said.
The lightest contour stainless steel barrel weighs within an ounce of the heavy contour CFW barrel, both being the same length.
 
carverk said:
It would be interesting to see how the different barrels compare downrange And the different effect on accuracy
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there should be no difference in accuracy if you're speaking to the different barrel profiles. The only difference is how long before heat begins to change the point of impact.
 
Lyndo said:
there should be no difference in accuracy if you're speaking to the different barrel profiles. The only difference is how long before heat begins to change the point of impact.
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thanks this Type of Hunting rifle is totally new to me I have always had to go on the cheap side wen it came to hunting rifles lol

This will probably sound like a stupid question but I'm going to ask anyways HAAHAA
Is ther a short five round magazine that fits The MH also will the 10 round pistol magazines work as well
 
carverk said:
thanks this Type of Hunting rifle is totally new to me I have always had to go on the cheap side wen it came to hunting rifles lol

This will probably sound like a stupid question but I'm going to ask anyways HAAHAA
Is ther a short five round magazine that fits The MH also will the 10 round pistol magazines work as well
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The XCR-M mags for both questions.
 
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