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Hunter
Chasin' the Sunset
Glenn, five plus barrels a year sounds like a lot to me. At the snail pace I'm going with barrels I must be having a LOT of fun.
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Glenn, five plus barrels a year sounds like a lot to me. At the snail pace I'm going with barrels I must be having a LOT of fun.
Three guns and Five barrels a year(Average)........ Do the math. I would buy five barrels a year for each gun, if I could do my own chamber work. You pay for what you don't know in this Sport.
How many barrels a year do you buy?
Glenn
Hunter
Chasin' the Sunset
Let's say you shoot a barrel 1,000 rounds before you change. The math tells me that you're shooting about 5,000 rounds a year and spending about $2,500/yr on barrels and $1,500/yr on components. I think you're having more fun than me.
As for your question, I think I'll claim the 5th.
Let's say you shoot a barrel 1,000 rounds before you change. The math tells me that you're shooting about 5,000 rounds a year and spending about $2,500/yr on barrels and $1,500/yr on components. I think you're having more fun than me.
As for your question, I think I'll claim the 5th.
Hunter..If you’ve ever owned a really good shooting barrel, you understand why some people buy more than one at a time. Its an addiction that some people can’t afford. Including myself.
Have some fun. Buy more barrels.
Glenn
That's the truth right there! On the other hand, you can never find a good barrel if that stuff ain't right.
Hunter
Chasin' the Sunset
That's a catchy quote; however, my problem is that I see a bunch of variables that conspire to ruin my groups and I'm reluctant to frequently throw $500 at one of those variables hoping that it's the culprit.
jackie schmidt
New member
And, how much better everything else works when there is a great barrel hanging off the action.
No doubt, the bbl
is a big part of the equation. But it is sure not everything. I worked really hard with 4 different rifles this year. I got every one of them to shoot teen aggs in registered matches. Do you think I got lucky with that many bbl.'s? And that was with 5 different lots of jackets. It's easy to get fixated on just one part of the system, when many things have to work together to have a truly competitive rifle.
Richard Brensing
is a big part of the equation. But it is sure not everything. I worked really hard with 4 different rifles this year. I got every one of them to shoot teen aggs in registered matches. Do you think I got lucky with that many bbl.'s? And that was with 5 different lots of jackets. It's easy to get fixated on just one part of the system, when many things have to work together to have a truly competitive rifle.
Richard Brensing
Hunter..Barrels are an expendable component of the Rifle. Screw the old off. Screw the new one on. A new barrel may fix a problem you thought you had. The best rifle on the planet won't make a mediocre barrel shoot better.
Of course, the same can be said about the best barrel that finds it way on a mediocre Rifle. I once owned a Rifle that made me think I knew how to shoot benchrest. Wore the barrel out and reality struck. I've been searching for that elusive hummer barrel ever since. I've come close but never quite duplicated the performance of that one barrel. I no longer own that special Rifle,but my barrel search continues. I might get lucky. Its a lot cheaper than buying new Rifles.
Glenn
jackie schmidt
New member
If you ever get a really, really, really great barrel, you will know it.
I have had a few. The only one in the past years is that first 1-18 twist 30 cal Krieger. That is the only 25X barrel I have owned, and it still owns the smallest 5-5 shot group aggregate ever shot by a 30 caliber Rifle anywhere in Registered Competition.
It's down to a tad over 19 inches now on it's 3d set-back.
No, I don't think you got that lucky. What you're saying here is that you can make any barrel shoot a teen agg if given the time.
Jackie..are you counting the rounds you send down that barrel? I had one really great barrel.6ppc Shilen. When I first started shooting benchrest. First match I attended,I finished way high up in the rankings. Didn't really know that much about reading wind flags. Bullets just all went in the same hole. The next barrel I put on changed the whole personality of my rifle. That's why I know there are GREAT barrels among the others. Remove the shooter from the equation and I think it was Speedy Gonzales that said, Barrels,reamers and bullets has the biggest impact on accuracy.
Glenn
jackie schmidt
New member
My saying has always been........"barrels, bullets, and tune".
I personally think all of this other stuff we spend gobs of money on just go along for the ride. It's absolutly amazing what you can get away with with a great barrel, a great lot of bullets, and a great tune.
As for the round count on that 30 cal barrel, it's probably got around 4000 rounds down it in five years. The last setback, I cut the whole chamber off and treated like a new 19 1/4 inch blank. I chambered up a new one at the first of this year, and while it is a good barrel and a proven winner, it will not nail those little bitty groups like that first one.
That originol barrel will be saved as it is just in case Lake Charles gets the NBRSA VFS Nationals this year.
I personally think all of this other stuff we spend gobs of money on just go along for the ride. It's absolutly amazing what you can get away with with a great barrel, a great lot of bullets, and a great tune.
As for the round count on that 30 cal barrel, it's probably got around 4000 rounds down it in five years. The last setback, I cut the whole chamber off and treated like a new 19 1/4 inch blank. I chambered up a new one at the first of this year, and while it is a good barrel and a proven winner, it will not nail those little bitty groups like that first one.
That originol barrel will be saved as it is just in case Lake Charles gets the NBRSA VFS Nationals this year.
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David Halblom
Flying Fish Fundamentals
Then you had better get it screwed on in late MAY because the SCORE Nationals includes VFS, SIR. All of the pointblank score disciplines will be contested.
Dusty Stevens
Hollow Point Dispenser
Ive had some great barrels over the years. And every "hummer" that i have first hand knowledge of was a shilen. Im talkin about the barrels that defy physics, shoot right into a hole with a 180 wind shift, hall of fame point grabbin barrels. Ask tony how many hes had and what brand they were. But to go along with that theres actions out there like tonys hart action thats a killer no matter what barrel is on it- has been for years! Then scopes- had every one there is and alot of em survive my scope checker but the new valdada is the only one ive seen shoot zeroes. So theres my opinion- once you have that gun and scope its a whole lot easier to find that good barrel. If it dont shoot after 3-4 barrels you gotta make a move. Get that firing mech fixed before you waste anymore ammo!
jackie schmidt
New member
David, I just thought to look at the NBRSA web site. June 7-10, Lake Charles.
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