Pros vs. cons in a .17 or .204 barrell in stainless steel or chromoly?

C

cath8r

CGN frequent flyer
Rating - 100%
96   0   0
Location
Ontario
The wheels are turning for another build. I have two young sons that are going to want to start shooting centrefires before too long. I also want a compact gun to drive around with that is somewhat handy and light. The .17 fb or Mach4 and the .204 ruger are leaning towards the calibre I want. Are there any pros or cons when choosing barrel material for the faster varmint calibres? The volume of shooting will not be high.
The gun would wear a #2 contour barrel (at most) and be cut at 18"-20" and would be built on a 700 action but maybe model 7 action. Any insight and actual experience would appreciated. Thanks, Rob.
 
cath8r said:
The wheels are turning for another build. I have two young sons that are going to want to start shooting centrefires before too long. I also want a compact gun to drive around with that is somewhat handy and light. The .17 fb or Mach4 and the .204 ruger are leaning towards the calibre I want. Are there any pros or cons when choosing barrel material for the faster varmint calibres? The volume of shooting will not be high.
The gun would wear a #2 contour barrel (at most) and be cut at 18"-20" and would be built on a 700 action but maybe model 7 action. Any insight and actual experience would appreciated. Thanks, Rob.
Click to expand...

For the true competitor, a Match barrel in stainless should outshoot an identical barrel in ChroMoly. For kids guns? Material selection is irrelevant. Any quality barrel will serve them extremely well.
 
Just gonna be a coyote and jack gun that doesn't take up alot of room and something that doesn't kick too much to get the young ones in the game. I'll probably get two stocks bedded to the action one for me and one for them.
 
Yeah, I'm definitely leaning oward the fireball. The goal is little recoil and not to blow animals apart. I think I've pretty much settled on it for certain. Just have to save and plan.
 
One rifle will not be enough for 2 kids. They'd have to sight in every time one or the other used the rifle. Two stocks won't help either. You can't just change stocks without sighting in again. An 18 - 20 inch barrel wouldn't be great either. Think velocity loss.
I wouldn't consider the Mach 4. Reloading only and dies are horrendously expensive. Stateside, an RCBS Special Order die set runs $136.95US at Midway(just an example). A Fireball wouldn't be much better. Bullets aren't exactly common either. If you opt for the .204, buy as much brass as you can at the same time.
 
I know that I'd have to sight in when changing stocks. It wear my stock when the dogs are breeding and I want to keep it in the truck. It wear the kids stock when they want to get a little shooting in and come with me hunting. A shot or two at 50 yards will get the gun back on track. I'm quite sure they will be fine taking turns or if one comes calling with me. Heck, I've shared rifles with people and the guns shot well enough between the few of us that we stood a decent chance to hit what we were aiming at. It isn't the olympics.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom