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<blockquote data-quote="velocity-is-key" data-source="post: 502885" data-attributes="member: 32874"><p>When "Christensen" first came out they used Shilen match barrels turned down to a thin insert then wrapped..I built one or rather sent them a new Sako AV to have them barrel it. After I received it back sent it to Lonewolf for the excellent stock work Bob does..Result?? Excellent work and state of the art with all the advantages of light weight in .300 WBY as it was a new concept back then.....BUT!!!</p><p>The cost was staggering...</p><p>AAAANDDDDDDD!!</p><p>Upon breaking in my barrel through the painful process of shoot and clean after every round for the first 30 and every 3 for the rest up to 60, all through out the process there was a "BLACK" substance in the barrel which was "HARD AS HELL" to get out during this session and the gun shot like crap till it was all out!! Bore scoped it during the process but after shootin and scrubbin it while hot over and over, this %$#@ started to dissipate.... </p><p>Believe me I'm no novice to firearms or any aspects pertaining to them including reloading,building them or breakin them in, but I can only assume that this carbon graphite epoxy somehow was in the barrel from the process...</p><p>Now!!! after scrubbin the hell out of it with the JB and any other chemical that may assist in the break down of this crap including Acetone ,break cleaner and believe it or not "paint stripper" to get it out the barrel bore is a mirror as it should be and its impressive as far as performance and retaining very small groups with low fouling...</p><p>I never called Christensen about this problem because I know I would just hear the words "send it back for our evaluation" with a long turn around time..</p><p>In short if you like stiff barrels without the weight and money is no objective , do it.. </p><p>It should be a great advantage for the varmit hunter that throws a lot of rounds down range without time to cool as they are a very stable barrel when hot like a target bull without the extra pounds...</p><p>I'm currently designing one now in a 22-243 or 22-284 with a fat carbon 1.350" and a carbon fiber ,2 point sound suppressor off of the Surgeon 591...</p><p>Maybe Christensen thought it was a drive shaft for a helicopter or an artificial limb or something or maybe someone had a bad day after a rough night there and forgot that bullets go through there, but the concept is an awesome one and with the right smith you can't go wrong...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="velocity-is-key, post: 502885, member: 32874"] When "Christensen" first came out they used Shilen match barrels turned down to a thin insert then wrapped..I built one or rather sent them a new Sako AV to have them barrel it. After I received it back sent it to Lonewolf for the excellent stock work Bob does..Result?? Excellent work and state of the art with all the advantages of light weight in .300 WBY as it was a new concept back then.....BUT!!! The cost was staggering... AAAANDDDDDDD!! Upon breaking in my barrel through the painful process of shoot and clean after every round for the first 30 and every 3 for the rest up to 60, all through out the process there was a "BLACK" substance in the barrel which was "HARD AS HELL" to get out during this session and the gun shot like crap till it was all out!! Bore scoped it during the process but after shootin and scrubbin it while hot over and over, this %$#@ started to dissipate.... Believe me I'm no novice to firearms or any aspects pertaining to them including reloading,building them or breakin them in, but I can only assume that this carbon graphite epoxy somehow was in the barrel from the process... Now!!! after scrubbin the hell out of it with the JB and any other chemical that may assist in the break down of this crap including Acetone ,break cleaner and believe it or not "paint stripper" to get it out the barrel bore is a mirror as it should be and its impressive as far as performance and retaining very small groups with low fouling... I never called Christensen about this problem because I know I would just hear the words "send it back for our evaluation" with a long turn around time.. In short if you like stiff barrels without the weight and money is no objective , do it.. It should be a great advantage for the varmit hunter that throws a lot of rounds down range without time to cool as they are a very stable barrel when hot like a target bull without the extra pounds... I'm currently designing one now in a 22-243 or 22-284 with a fat carbon 1.350" and a carbon fiber ,2 point sound suppressor off of the Surgeon 591... Maybe Christensen thought it was a drive shaft for a helicopter or an artificial limb or something or maybe someone had a bad day after a rough night there and forgot that bullets go through there, but the concept is an awesome one and with the right smith you can't go wrong... [/QUOTE]
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