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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Eichele" data-source="post: 268949" data-attributes="member: 1007"><p>Sounds like we have alot in common. My comfort zone is around 12-12.5#. I have hunted the high country out of a back pack with a 16.5# rig and that was just too much. It was worth having the weight when the shot was taken at the time but after I got home I remember how much my upper body hurt. The "pair" I had grown to get that rig to 5000+ feet and back was shriveling up! That is when I ordered an ABS barrel with a titanium break.</p><p></p><p>First I will tell you the good things. Then the bad.</p><p></p><p>The rifle balanced very very well after installing the barrel and it did shave ALOT of weight off. I cant remember how much but after the rebarrel and moving to a 2 piece base and NF UL rings the rifle is just over 12# with scope and bipod. Accuracy is good but not phenominal. It is a SOLID .58 MOA rifle. It has shot a couple groups just over 0.5" at 300 yards and several sub .25" groups at 100 yards. On a bad day it shoots around .75 MOA with pet loads. On a good day it is .2-.3 MOA. On a really good day sub .2 MOA. Most days are .5-.6 MOA. When I average the groups it is around .58 MOA.</p><p></p><p>Now the bad. It took forever and a day and much coin to get. 2nd. It did some really crazey things during the development. When it was all said and done it took over 200 rounds to break in and settle down. The pressures kept going up as well as the velocity over the first 200 rounds. It is 250 FPS faster today as when I started on day one. I started with 95 grains of Rl-25 with a 180 and now I am at 88 for safe operation. The good news is that she has settled in and is concistent but the first few weeks was pretty frustrating. It didnt foul at all in the beggining and now it is a pain to clean.</p><p></p><p>Was it worth all the headaches? I think so, but barely. I may never own another ABS barrel again. I may look for different options the next time I need a barrel. Not sure yet.</p><p></p><p>One thing is for sure, I knocked off over one pound by getting rid of the steel one piece base and the badger ordinance rings and going to a 2 peice base and aluminum/titanium rings.</p><p></p><p>All in all it is a sweet big game rig and light enough I can get her to the high country without killing my upper body.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Eichele, post: 268949, member: 1007"] Sounds like we have alot in common. My comfort zone is around 12-12.5#. I have hunted the high country out of a back pack with a 16.5# rig and that was just too much. It was worth having the weight when the shot was taken at the time but after I got home I remember how much my upper body hurt. The "pair" I had grown to get that rig to 5000+ feet and back was shriveling up! That is when I ordered an ABS barrel with a titanium break. First I will tell you the good things. Then the bad. The rifle balanced very very well after installing the barrel and it did shave ALOT of weight off. I cant remember how much but after the rebarrel and moving to a 2 piece base and NF UL rings the rifle is just over 12# with scope and bipod. Accuracy is good but not phenominal. It is a SOLID .58 MOA rifle. It has shot a couple groups just over 0.5" at 300 yards and several sub .25" groups at 100 yards. On a bad day it shoots around .75 MOA with pet loads. On a good day it is .2-.3 MOA. On a really good day sub .2 MOA. Most days are .5-.6 MOA. When I average the groups it is around .58 MOA. Now the bad. It took forever and a day and much coin to get. 2nd. It did some really crazey things during the development. When it was all said and done it took over 200 rounds to break in and settle down. The pressures kept going up as well as the velocity over the first 200 rounds. It is 250 FPS faster today as when I started on day one. I started with 95 grains of Rl-25 with a 180 and now I am at 88 for safe operation. The good news is that she has settled in and is concistent but the first few weeks was pretty frustrating. It didnt foul at all in the beggining and now it is a pain to clean. Was it worth all the headaches? I think so, but barely. I may never own another ABS barrel again. I may look for different options the next time I need a barrel. Not sure yet. One thing is for sure, I knocked off over one pound by getting rid of the steel one piece base and the badger ordinance rings and going to a 2 peice base and aluminum/titanium rings. All in all it is a sweet big game rig and light enough I can get her to the high country without killing my upper body. [/QUOTE]
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