Hart HV .308 barrel, 1-9" - what to do with it??

JoePA · #1 11-18-2002, 07:26 AM

Hello everybody, I've been lurking here for awhile and want to say thank you for all the great information provided by the members of this forum. And, I hope I can benefit from your expertise with a question.

I have a HV taper barrel in .308 with a 1-9" twist that will finish at 26". The good thing is I got it for a steal from a friend, but my dilemma is I don't know what to do with it. Is the twist too fast for a 308Win? Is there any cartridge that would be a good match with this length barrel, twist and caliber? I would like to build a gun for 3-600 yard shots for upstate PA dear and the occasional unlucky ground hog.

Thanks in advance for your recomendations. I want to start this as a winter project and need some help getting off square one.

Regards,
Joe

#2 11-18-2002, 07:50 AM

WOW....

Your looking at the ability to stabilize the 240 gr SMK's..

you need to build ya a 30-378, 300 Ultra, 300 Tommy or somthing of the likes..

Most .308 Win. only need a 11 twist at the most....

MontanaMarine · #3 11-18-2002, 08:49 AM

Considering the ranges you have in mind and the barrel length, I would build a 300WinMag, or possibly a 300WSM.

MM

ewallace · #4 11-18-2002, 09:09 AM

I would have to agree with MontanaMarine. The 300 win mag or something like that.
Crow Mag

dbhostler · #5 11-18-2002, 02:06 PM

As mentioned before, the 1/9 will stablize the heavy .30 cal. bullets. You really only have to determine how fast you want to drive them, the rest will fall into place.
db

JoePA · #6 11-19-2002, 06:38 AM

Thanks for all the input. If I'd look at a 300WSM, what type of performance could I expect from the heavy bullets? I'm starting to formulate the conclusion that with this barrel length (26"), and if I want to play with the heavy bullets, I may do best by sticking with 300 Win Mag?? I admit I'm bitten by the bug to drive the bullet as fast as possible, but I suspect that with any of the "big" cases (300RUM, 30-378, etc...), the increase in velocity per increase in case capcity over the 300WinMag starts to drop dramatically??

MontanaMarine · #7 11-19-2002, 08:45 AM

Joe, I think you've nailed it. Putting over 100gr of powder through a 26" pipe will gain probably 100-150 fps over a 300WinMag. At the cost of more powder, more blast, more recoil, and less barrel life.

Only you can decide what will make you happy though.

MM