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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Goal: Budget tackdriver for hunting based on Howa 1500
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<blockquote data-quote="zupatun" data-source="post: 361483" data-attributes="member: 3533"><p>The pic I have shows the Krieger barrel tapering down to 0.9" This would make it akin to a #17 Heavy Varmint taper but only 26" long instead of 27" looking at the Kreiger websight. A 27" #17 weighs 7 pounds...heavier than I want. Since it's a 26" tube and if I have someone flut it, the weight may get down a hair below 6 or 6.5 pounds...still pretty heavy. </p><p></p><p>Cutting off 2" from the 26 inch barrel should take off almost a half pound. Fluting I think will take off another half pound or more (depending on the flutes)...so maybe a 5.5 lb barrel is possible for the $200 and cost of fluting (130?)...</p><p></p><p>Opinions?</p><p></p><p>I know it would be easier to just order a new barrel, but I don't have a $500+ budget for the barrel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zupatun, post: 361483, member: 3533"] The pic I have shows the Krieger barrel tapering down to 0.9" This would make it akin to a #17 Heavy Varmint taper but only 26" long instead of 27" looking at the Kreiger websight. A 27" #17 weighs 7 pounds...heavier than I want. Since it's a 26" tube and if I have someone flut it, the weight may get down a hair below 6 or 6.5 pounds...still pretty heavy. Cutting off 2" from the 26 inch barrel should take off almost a half pound. Fluting I think will take off another half pound or more (depending on the flutes)...so maybe a 5.5 lb barrel is possible for the $200 and cost of fluting (130?)... Opinions? I know it would be easier to just order a new barrel, but I don't have a $500+ budget for the barrel. [/QUOTE]
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