Definitely want a cut rifled barrel. As far as the same contour goes it is not necessarily a deal breaker if the same contour is not available as long as the stock can be adapted.
i thought you ordered a hart ( stainless?)
Nope. I'm still in the planning stage. (Which means I don't have the cash yet....)i thought you ordered a hart ( stainless?)
Hi Chris,I know this was lightly covered but if you run weatherby ammo its very important to run the weatherby configured reamer. But because the 7mm weatherby is a smaller 7mm you may be better to run a bigger 7mm and then be able to load up to the desired FPS w/o worrying about pressure popping up. And here's my plug for the 7mm Dakota but its a awesome round and will fit in your action, plus be able to push the bigger bullets with easier.
Just a thought..
Chris
Benchmark Barrels
$1.80 isn't so bad.
Oh yeah, forming RUM can be physical.
We've made it obvious for to OP that there are OMG number of options.
Oh, did anyone mention that the OP would probably do very well with a benchmark barrel? Do you do wby#2 or Accumark profile?
After the latest cleaning and borescoping of my 30+ year old Weatherby, I believe that I am in the market for a new barrel. I can't decide whether to have a Weatherby barrel put on it or an aftermarket brand. Will the aftermarket brands have the same free bore as the stock barrel? Is that an option that you can get with them? Or can the free bore be eliminated? I know that it is there in the factory barrels for the extra pressure that Weatherby cartridges generate. Any opinions would be appreciated. Thanks, GW.
try a 168 lrx or 175 ablrI would go to the 1.10inches twist .my new accumark has the 1.8.5 twist nothing shoots in it they sell on the current market