barrel maker advice

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hello gents

I`m planning on building a rig in .260Rem and looking for an advice on barrel maker: which one and why?

I know that there are several of them to chose form, but which one - this is a question.

Options: Smith, Lilja, Krieger, Gaillard and others.

any input is welcome :)
thanks
regards
K
 
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All are good...we use Krieger as they are great quality and can supply them in large quantities that we require.
 
Get a Gaillard. Ted's a barrel making god! Here's 5 shots from the .260 barrel he made me.

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Barrel for what type of shooting?

It really depends on what you are wanting to build this for, Target or Hunting. It makes a great deal of difference.
Can you clairify what you have in mind.
Bill.
 
Well, here is one way to decide

I started importing Krieger because I have never used a more consistently excellent barrel. I have never had a bad one, and the results from these - when mounted by a competent gunsmith - are unsurpassed.

Life and money are too short to waste either on guns that won't shoot. I started using them to improve my odds against getting a mediocre barrel. Most other makers produce some barrels that can shoot just as well, but few do it as consistently as Krieger.
 
I`m planning on a Target rifle with a HB, but with opportunity of some field action :)

to Obtunded: as I see on you site, for .260 you have only couture #0 and #4...is it possible to make a different couture for the barrel in this caliber?
 
pilgrim said:
I`m planning on a Target rifle with a HB, but with opportunity of some field action :)

to Obtunded: as I see on you site, for .260 you have only couture #0 and #4...is it possible to make a different couture for the barrel in this caliber?
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My 6.5 Krieger barrel is a 17A Contour. He can order any contour you wish.

BTW, I had it out tonite with 42.5gr H4350, BR2 primers and 140gr Berger's jammed .015 moving at around 2870fps.....my vertical dispersion was waterline. My wind calls sucked some serious a$$ though :D we had about a minute and a half of right to left wind.....until it dropped off on me!! :(

41.7 H4350 and Sierra 142's were shooting the lights out as well but the velocity was not there.
 
pilgrim said:
I`m planning on a Target rifle with a HB, but with opportunity of some field action :)

to Obtunded: as I see on you site, for .260 you have only couture #0 and #4...is it possible to make a different couture for the barrel in this caliber?
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That chart is a confusing way of saying that the MINIMUM contours available are a #4 in stainless and no minimum in Chromoly.

Krieger has no control over whether a 6.5 barrel will be used in a whisper cartridge or a 264 win mag, and as such they are liability conscious. Lots of people will chime in about having thin profiles on magnums, but these guys use a #4 as the thinnest they will make a 6.5 barrel.

Conversely, you can order them as thick as you want! any contour number greater than 4.....Like CyaN1de, I have a 6.5-08 "Habu" in a 17A contour that is awaiting a Carl Bernosky stock.

CyaN1de also shot an amazing perfect score on a mere 35mm target at 300M this past weekend during the BC Sierra ISSF match, using his 6BR and one of our barrels.
 
CyaN1de, what are you feeding the BR.
I load 105 gr. lapua's with 29.5 gr of Re 15 behind em. They shoot very well.

I shot the Sierra match with the 6 PPC though, not quite as good as you but i hit 57/60.

M.
 
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