I'd like a new rifle or barrel for long range, 1k and further. Who's?

[gun'sRgood]

Thanks guys. I get to get schooled on the new Brux 26" start to finish. All of my gear bullets and powder also came in. I've never made custom target loads or replaced a barrel. I have a pretty good baseline from the factory rounds and current barrel. Plan is to shoot the same ammo with the new barrel and then move over to the custom loads. This is somthing I've been dreaming about for quite a while. With retirement, a few $$$ and a local 1k range I get to knock this off my bucket list. Thanks for all the help and direction guys!

 

[Litetrigger]

Whatever barrel you choose, don't lose sight of the fact that the quality of fitting and chambering a barrel is at least as impotant as the quality of the barrel itself.

 

[horsemen61]

Ttrl

 

[gun'sRgood]

Whatever barrel you choose, don't lose sight of the fact that the quality of fitting and chambering a barrel is at least as impotant as the quality of the barrel itself.

WOW! You would have loved to see this guy work! WOW!!! I'll get some pics up.

 

[gun'sRgood]

WOW! You would have loved to see this guy work! WOW!!! I'll get some pics up.

Whatever barrel you choose, don't lose sight of the fact that the quality of fitting and chambering a barrel is at least as impotant as the quality of the barrel itself.

Check out these pics. Lee has a patent on his process which includes your thoughtful concerns of fitting and chambering. Level of certainty is +/- 0.000002. I had to sign an ND and will not discuss his how's and why's. The guys shoots 5" groups inside the X at the 1K range. I asked him how he suggests breaking in a new barrel. He responded saying that he believes this to be a myth. Anecdotally he recanted when he had just put on a new barrel for his rifle, shot ten and then proceeded to set the course record. The first pic is one of his gun vices. Second is the tool head of his lathe and third is my barrel being made. Tons of very interesting methodology especially for me as a budding, albeit poor, machinist.

 

[Varminterror]

Level of certainty is +/- 0.000002

+/- 2 millionths, eh?

 

[LoonWulf]

Is it bad Im jealous of the vise......

 

[gun'sRgood]

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+/- 2 millionths, eh?

I guess ya just don't get much for $450,000. Heck, with my eyesight I may well be off by one or two of those "0". My mill 's got 5 places post decimal and it's considered a hobby model for $12K. I'm not sure that this degree of certainty matters in vivo. But for the type of folks who will spend enormous amounts of time and money seeking perfection in vitro? Yeah, I'm sure it does. I'd bet your barrels were created with similar amounts of certainty. It's a fascinating world of technology that's becoming more and more available to more and more folks. Shoot [punny] the enormity of your ability, skills and knowledge continue to amaze me with every one of your posts.