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<blockquote data-quote="dirtboy" data-source="post: 419039" data-attributes="member: 25918"><p>@ Winmag, Check out Christensenarms.com . This is where I had mine done. They turn down the barrel and then carbon wrapp it. from what I understand there diffrent way to do this. They claim they hold a number of diffrent pattens in the technqu. they use. Carbon is 5 time stronger than steel and disappets heat 10 time faster the steel. I had bought a used accumark 30-378 and what I did was sent it to them. I had them put on a new 26'' shilen match grade barrel, titauim muzzle brake, timney trigger at 2.5lbs, teflon and accurized the action square up the bolt face, free float the barrel. all the that work cost about 1,600. The gun was 1,300. Now having shot the gun before with 3-4 shots with the old barrel you could fri an egg on it. Now it barrly feel warm and not to mention when I got it back i bought some FACTORY ammo 180 BT shot almost hole in hole my first three. The gun shoots 1/2 no problem. My gun has a S&B mil. LP 3x12x50 scope that wieghs 32oz and with sling, 2 180gr. accbonds the gun reads just under 10lbs. I am really happy with the work they did. They have a great website alot of info and the have a lot of videos to see thier rifle in action. I found it alot cheaper to have to work done on my used rifle considering what I would of spent in upgrade with action+ then to buy one of thier custom to get the same rifle. The only diffrecnce to me was the accuracy garuntee. You only get that if you buy a new custom. Dont belive anything you hear about muzzle jump. I had a bunch of local dealers tell me I get a lot of muzzle jump and recoil with a 30-378 carbon wrapped. The gun is about like a 20 gauge withlow brass. I hope I helped you outgun)lightbulb</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dirtboy, post: 419039, member: 25918"] @ Winmag, Check out Christensenarms.com . This is where I had mine done. They turn down the barrel and then carbon wrapp it. from what I understand there diffrent way to do this. They claim they hold a number of diffrent pattens in the technqu. they use. Carbon is 5 time stronger than steel and disappets heat 10 time faster the steel. I had bought a used accumark 30-378 and what I did was sent it to them. I had them put on a new 26'' shilen match grade barrel, titauim muzzle brake, timney trigger at 2.5lbs, teflon and accurized the action square up the bolt face, free float the barrel. all the that work cost about 1,600. The gun was 1,300. Now having shot the gun before with 3-4 shots with the old barrel you could fri an egg on it. Now it barrly feel warm and not to mention when I got it back i bought some FACTORY ammo 180 BT shot almost hole in hole my first three. The gun shoots 1/2 no problem. My gun has a S&B mil. LP 3x12x50 scope that wieghs 32oz and with sling, 2 180gr. accbonds the gun reads just under 10lbs. I am really happy with the work they did. They have a great website alot of info and the have a lot of videos to see thier rifle in action. I found it alot cheaper to have to work done on my used rifle considering what I would of spent in upgrade with action+ then to buy one of thier custom to get the same rifle. The only diffrecnce to me was the accuracy garuntee. You only get that if you buy a new custom. Dont belive anything you hear about muzzle jump. I had a bunch of local dealers tell me I get a lot of muzzle jump and recoil with a 30-378 carbon wrapped. The gun is about like a 20 gauge withlow brass. I hope I helped you outgun)lightbulb [/QUOTE]
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