Rem. 243(6mm) 26" heavy barrel FS or Trade

#1 10-10-2002, 07:11 AM

I have a 26" VLS barrel chambered in 243 ( 6mm) for sale. Make a me a reasonable offer or will trade for similar 30 cal. barrel

Sold Pending funds.....

[ 10-11-2002: Message edited by: *WyoWhisper* ]

bgordon · #2 10-11-2002, 04:13 PM

I bought a brand take off blued varmint barrel in 243 for $40 + $6 shipping from
rwhart.com
They sell the used ones for $25 plus shipping.
Not trying to make any waves but factory Remington barrels are pretty marginal. The only reason I bought one is because my brother shot out his old barrel and wanted to get by as cheap as possible.

rjf3 · #3 10-11-2002, 05:43 PM

Marginal ???

I have 2 Remington 700 rifles in heavy barrel and both shoot very sub MOA...
1 = 6mm Remington
1 = .308 Winchester

The only factory rifle I have that can outshoot them is my Sako 22PPC single shot.
Which is quite a bit more expensive.

Russ

milanuk · #4 10-11-2002, 06:09 PM

I'll second that. I have two Rem. 700VS rifles, one in .308 Win and one in .223 Rem. Both will shoot sub half-moa or less w/ the right ammo. They might be pigs to get clean, and have attrocious chambers/throats, but they shoot darn well.

Monte

Dan McCarty · #5 10-13-2002, 04:56 AM

Not marginal for me either for the price. .5 MOA groups are more than acceptable for these old eyes and my wallet. My 700 VLS in .308 Win shoots them; and now, I have to buy another in .223.

bgordon · #6 10-17-2002, 01:48 PM

I say "marginal" because the way the chambers are cut they are usually off center from the bore if a gunsmith does a chamber cast. At least my gunsmith makes noise about such things and acts like even messing with a factory barrel is below his dignity.

At the price that Hart sells the takeoffs, if you like factory barrels, buy a dozen. The guy who checks for specific barrels said they have a big pile just waiting for bargain hunters.

[ 10-17-2002: Message edited by: Bruce Gordon ]