LRShooting
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I have some prepaid Visas (400$ worth) to splurge with. Ive messed with several ideas and Ive settled on upgrading my Savage 308.
Just to explain myself, Im not spending it on ammo to increase my shooting because I am more apt to spend my own money in the smaller quantities of reloading than I am to spend 500$ at once on a barrel. I have plenty of bullets as of now anyways and I try more quality than quantity anyways due to lack of time.
Either way, I think a Shilen barrel and have them install a muzzle brake for $169 would not be a bad idea. I hear a lot of good things on Shilen barrels, and a heavy 26" varmint with 1:10 twist would do everything I would want from it as a .308. But I dont know how much muzzle breaks are going to help. Is it going to help accuracy? Hinder it?
I know they make it pretty loud to anybody standing around the gun and can reduce recoil a little, but I dont get shooter fatigue with this gun. Therefore, recoil reduction isn't really an issue unless it was a 300 mag or such, or if it affects accuracy.
Just to explain myself, Im not spending it on ammo to increase my shooting because I am more apt to spend my own money in the smaller quantities of reloading than I am to spend 500$ at once on a barrel. I have plenty of bullets as of now anyways and I try more quality than quantity anyways due to lack of time.
Either way, I think a Shilen barrel and have them install a muzzle brake for $169 would not be a bad idea. I hear a lot of good things on Shilen barrels, and a heavy 26" varmint with 1:10 twist would do everything I would want from it as a .308. But I dont know how much muzzle breaks are going to help. Is it going to help accuracy? Hinder it?
I know they make it pretty loud to anybody standing around the gun and can reduce recoil a little, but I dont get shooter fatigue with this gun. Therefore, recoil reduction isn't really an issue unless it was a 300 mag or such, or if it affects accuracy.