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<blockquote data-quote="MudRunner2005" data-source="post: 1296410" data-attributes="member: 12995"><p>Nosler/SAAMI .280 AI, 26" barrel, 1:8 twist, 5R cut-rifling, #5 or #6 contour will be a good compromise of weight and rigidity for LR accuracy and repeatability.</p><p></p><p>Or, you could order a 26" Proof Research 1:8 7mm Sendero contour barrel chambers for the Nosler/SAAMI spec .280 AI round, and you get the best of both worlds. It performs like a full-bull barrel, but has the weight of a sporter barrel. This is the route I would personally go, but the barrel blanks are about twice what a metal blank is...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stockysstocks.com/barrels/proof-research-barrels/carbon-fiber-barrels/proof-research-carbon-fiber-barrels.html" target="_blank">https://www.stockysstocks.com/barrels/proof-research-barrels/carbon-fiber-barrels/proof-research-carbon-fiber-barrels.html</a></p><p></p><p>If you're wanting speed, the Berger 168's work great (I shoot them in my 7mmRM for deer, shoots really fast and flat). The Berger 180 Hybrids are good compromise of speed/weight and you should be able to push them ~2,800-2,900 FPS. Or you could step up to the new Berger 195 Elite Hunters and while you lose muzzle velocity, you will retain more energy and it will hit harder for larger game like mule deer, elk, caribou, moose, bear, etc...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MudRunner2005, post: 1296410, member: 12995"] Nosler/SAAMI .280 AI, 26" barrel, 1:8 twist, 5R cut-rifling, #5 or #6 contour will be a good compromise of weight and rigidity for LR accuracy and repeatability. Or, you could order a 26" Proof Research 1:8 7mm Sendero contour barrel chambers for the Nosler/SAAMI spec .280 AI round, and you get the best of both worlds. It performs like a full-bull barrel, but has the weight of a sporter barrel. This is the route I would personally go, but the barrel blanks are about twice what a metal blank is... [url]https://www.stockysstocks.com/barrels/proof-research-barrels/carbon-fiber-barrels/proof-research-carbon-fiber-barrels.html[/url] If you're wanting speed, the Berger 168's work great (I shoot them in my 7mmRM for deer, shoots really fast and flat). The Berger 180 Hybrids are good compromise of speed/weight and you should be able to push them ~2,800-2,900 FPS. Or you could step up to the new Berger 195 Elite Hunters and while you lose muzzle velocity, you will retain more energy and it will hit harder for larger game like mule deer, elk, caribou, moose, bear, etc... [/QUOTE]
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