Hollow Point
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- New Brunswick
Which businesses were stocking / making / or ordering barrels for the RPR?
who has RPR barrels?
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Tagged! I'm either going to put a long barrel on mine or sell it. The 20 incher just cant keep a .308 bullet supersonic past about 8-900 meters
I went 24" for my .308, thought about 26" but didn't think I was giving that much up for the convenience of it fitting in my safe in the spot it goes and fitting in a case with a 50" interior with a muzzle brake and not having to fold the stock every time, I only intend to ever shoot out to 1000 anyway, if later I want to go further then I'll look into maybe going 6.5.
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This came up before when you mentioned it last time, how's this really any different then just having a barrel maker supply the solid blank and make the barrel? All you are doing is giving them your gun and a blank so they can make basically a prefit off your barrel, even if you say no because it's head spaced for that gun to just run the locking nut fully seated it's still a prefit but now one that can't be resold unless with the gun?
I called around to qualified smiths for a pillar and bedding and ones I spoke to said around three months and wanted you to leave I with them the entire time because they weren't calling to get it when the time came, would only do it if it sat there waiting for them to get to it. So unless you know a smith and are in good with him and he does work all the time for you, expect your gun to be tied up, even if they do it right away wouldn't be a overnight job.
A bought Prefit can be installed in like an hour, can even do it yourself if you are fairly handy with tools, have gun knowledge, have a barrel wrench and can make some barrel vice inserts, no go gauge can remove firing pin and use a round, calipers and tape. Even if you don't you can even strip the gun down and take to a smith for basic install and headspace, a lot easier to get that done then find a smith to machine a barrel for you.
So unless you already know a smith who will jump on the job right away that you are in good with so will cut you a deal I'm not really sure how that is the easier or cheaper route to take vs a prefit? JC is basically doing what you said except he drills rifles and hand laps them himself and had a gun to get all the specs from so now doesn't need your gun to do it, other companies have done the same thing and soon places in Canada will have them, so way back when it was a long ways off to get one and if you had the resources then yeah buy a blank and find a smith, but now not so much with more places set up for prefit.
When you had yours done did your smith keep all the measurements to make other barrels for people, this and the smiths name would be very handy info for people vs just stating the obvious when this subject is posted, not trying to start anything, just saying if you really want to help people out on this that would be the way.
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Serious/honest questions/points:
- how much are you really gaining in fps and supersonic range by going past 20"?
- there are diminishing returns as you increase barrel length. On a .308 it is a relatively light powder charge for the bore diameter compared to 30-06 .300 Win Mag etc. You will gain some fps, but is it enough to significantly extend the supersonic range of the .308 bullet you are firing?
- wouldn't changing to a 6.5 CM (24" barrel) would give you more supersonic range than would a 24" .308 barrel?
I went with a 6.5CM based on my reasoning above. Eventually I will probably also get a .308 RPR, depending on how I like the 6.5CM one I just bought.
Nope and now I'm not gonna tell you who or how I did it just because you trying to start something. If anybody wants to know feel free to pm me. Anybody but you that is
Might want to give a closer read above, I have a barrel on the way to me right now, full custom build, had to pick up go and no go gauges for .308 Win, but had the rest already, barrel vice, and a wrench, and the knowledge and skill to complete the task, no gunsmith will be needed either, so don't need your precious info, could care less what you have going on, or who's helping you do it.
Not sure how you figure I was trying to start something, unless you mean start a discussion or debate on a gun related subject then yes, you were asked basically the same things in this thread last time you voiced your opinion about prefits vs fitting a blank like you did, and you didn't really answer then either.
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...I-gotta-run-this-by-Mystic-Precision-ha-ha-ha
So whatever, like I said, could care less, your info is not needed by me never was, I was just curious about the method to your madness but that passed the day after I posted, sorry I was so hard on you with the tough questions.
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- Location
- Nova Scotia
So now that that is cleared up, back to the OP question.... any dealers get these in yet? I check with Mystic and Hirsch and they dont have them yet.
My JC .308 barrel should be here any day, I have the old barrel off easy to install, I had a lengthy visit with JC couple weeks ago and he is very down to earth and easy to talk to, in conversation you can tell he puts effort into what he makes and wants a happy customer. He may not be a big name in the barrel game yet, but any research I found on his barrels were very positive, I can't wait to do some shooting with mine.
