Stag 10 Light or Heavy Barrel
- Thread starter Stonegoat
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I'll put this simply. You're not going to kill the lightest of weight barrels, using 5 or 10 round mags.
That and I highly doubt you're just going to blast 200 rounds of 308 in rapid succession, as fast as you can, just for ####s and giggs.
That and I highly doubt you're just going to blast 200 rounds of 308 in rapid succession, as fast as you can, just for ####s and giggs.
I just got my stag 10 today and the barrel looks like a medium to heavy contour up to the gas block. Then it’s smaller. Mine feels light when shouldering it and not front heavy at all but I also lift large weights in the gym lol
Heavy barrels are built to shoot multiple rounds consistently.
You don't do that when you're hunting. I've never fired more than two rounds on game... and that coyote had it coming!
My Tikka T3 with a sporter barrel will put the same cold bore shot into a 1/2 MOA target if I give it half an hour between shots. My 24" DPMS bull barrel will put 178 grains of copper into a nice little group 10 shots in a row...
You don't do that when you're hunting. I've never fired more than two rounds on game... and that coyote had it coming!
My Tikka T3 with a sporter barrel will put the same cold bore shot into a 1/2 MOA target if I give it half an hour between shots. My 24" DPMS bull barrel will put 178 grains of copper into a nice little group 10 shots in a row...
For my uses a quality lightweight barrel all day long.
I had mine out last night shooting paper at 100 yards, with the 2.4 lb Criterion lightweight 18.5" barrel and it shot easy sub-MOA with some of the loads. Hirtenberger surplus was shooting 1.5 MOA in 5 round groups, it's the most accurate semi-auto rifle I've ever had shooting Hirt. Got the barrel warm with some pistol mag dumps and no appreciable change in accuracy. Gun is 7 lbs 3 oz naked, 8 lbs 4 oz with the 1.5-8X Vortex Razor HD Light Hunter and Aeroprecision mount.
I had mine out last night shooting paper at 100 yards, with the 2.4 lb Criterion lightweight 18.5" barrel and it shot easy sub-MOA with some of the loads. Hirtenberger surplus was shooting 1.5 MOA in 5 round groups, it's the most accurate semi-auto rifle I've ever had shooting Hirt. Got the barrel warm with some pistol mag dumps and no appreciable change in accuracy. Gun is 7 lbs 3 oz naked, 8 lbs 4 oz with the 1.5-8X Vortex Razor HD Light Hunter and Aeroprecision mount.
For my uses a quality lightweight barrel all day long.
I had mine out last night shooting paper at 100 yards, with the 2.4 lb Criterion lightweight 18.5" barrel and it shot easy sub-MOA with some of the loads. Hirtenberger surplus was shooting 1.5 MOA in 5 round groups, it's the most accurate semi-auto rifle I've ever had shooting Hirt. Got the barrel warm with some pistol mag dumps and no appreciable change in accuracy. Gun is 7 lbs 3 oz naked, 8 lbs 4 oz with the 1.5-8X Vortex Razor HD Light Hunter and Aeroprecision mount.
Beautiful set-up!
The SLR's are very slim and it's possible that it wouldn't even fit over some of the bigger gas blocks, this SLR is also a 13.5" so my GB just sticks out past it for easy access to the adjustment key. But the barrel is also a bit shorter and thicker than the Faxon Pencil and Gunner 20" barrels. This one maintains just under the 0.75" GB profile to the end of the barrel. Personally I prefer the Criterion to the Faxon for quality and shorter length but I wouldn't hesitate to run either.
Ya I like the barrel you have. If I ever change mine out I think it will be the Fulton with the same muzzle brake you have whatever brand it is. There’s only a small selection of handguards that stand out to me lookswise. Pretty happy with mine. I want those grip thingies tho to add some more grip to my forend
