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are carbon fiber barrels the wave of the future?
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<blockquote data-quote="rpierce" data-source="post: 1978269" data-attributes="member: 20643"><p>Carbon definitely has its place in a rifle depending on the intended purpose of the rifle. The main benefit of the carbon sendero contour is its 14 oz lighter than a fluted #5 contour barrel and you can put a bigger brake on it due to the larger muzzle diameter. You can also put 3/4x24 threads on the muzzle which is much bigger than 5/8x24 and leaves alot more meat under the threads. Because the bigger brake is on a bigger muzzle diameter it doesn't look like a turd hanging on the end vs having the bigger brake on a #5 contour. So you have less weight and less recoil than a fluted #5 contour with a smaller brake on it. Ive installed several hundred proof carbons and have only had 2 that didn't shoot lights out. My 30-28 nosler with a 26" proof is one of the most accurate barrels Ive seen. Ive had a pile of sub 1/4 moa groups at distance with it. Both with 215 and 230 bergers. The last two groups i shot with it at 580 yds had under 3/4" vertical. The one group measured .8" and the other was 1.2" due to wind taking the last shot over. My 300 norma improved carbon barrel is the same. Mind boggling accurate. Just took a load from my heavy rifle 300 norma improved and threw it into my carbon barrel to see how it did. 3 shots went into .100"@100 with a ES of 3 fps. That 300 norma improved carbon barrel has shot a pile of sub 1/4 moa groups with 5 different powder and bullet combinations. The nice thing about being able to put my 5 port brake on the proof and have it look good is that I can watch the vapor trail and spot hits no problem while shooting off a bipod. Thats with a 230 berger at 3000+ fps and the scope at 27x. Gun doesn't hardly move which makes it easy to shoot. My wife has no problem shooting it and can shoot it sub half moa at distance no probem. She doesn't shoot much or they would be much smaller.I have videos of that setup and the lack of recoil on my youtube channel. For a lighter weight hunting setup theyre pretty hard to beat. Now if a guy doesn't mind toting around a few extra pounds then a steel barrel is what i will recommend to customers. Generally a sendero type contour.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rpierce, post: 1978269, member: 20643"] Carbon definitely has its place in a rifle depending on the intended purpose of the rifle. The main benefit of the carbon sendero contour is its 14 oz lighter than a fluted #5 contour barrel and you can put a bigger brake on it due to the larger muzzle diameter. You can also put 3/4x24 threads on the muzzle which is much bigger than 5/8x24 and leaves alot more meat under the threads. Because the bigger brake is on a bigger muzzle diameter it doesn't look like a turd hanging on the end vs having the bigger brake on a #5 contour. So you have less weight and less recoil than a fluted #5 contour with a smaller brake on it. Ive installed several hundred proof carbons and have only had 2 that didn't shoot lights out. My 30-28 nosler with a 26" proof is one of the most accurate barrels Ive seen. Ive had a pile of sub 1/4 moa groups at distance with it. Both with 215 and 230 bergers. The last two groups i shot with it at 580 yds had under 3/4" vertical. The one group measured .8" and the other was 1.2" due to wind taking the last shot over. My 300 norma improved carbon barrel is the same. Mind boggling accurate. Just took a load from my heavy rifle 300 norma improved and threw it into my carbon barrel to see how it did. 3 shots went into .100"@100 with a ES of 3 fps. That 300 norma improved carbon barrel has shot a pile of sub 1/4 moa groups with 5 different powder and bullet combinations. The nice thing about being able to put my 5 port brake on the proof and have it look good is that I can watch the vapor trail and spot hits no problem while shooting off a bipod. Thats with a 230 berger at 3000+ fps and the scope at 27x. Gun doesn't hardly move which makes it easy to shoot. My wife has no problem shooting it and can shoot it sub half moa at distance no probem. She doesn't shoot much or they would be much smaller.I have videos of that setup and the lack of recoil on my youtube channel. For a lighter weight hunting setup theyre pretty hard to beat. Now if a guy doesn't mind toting around a few extra pounds then a steel barrel is what i will recommend to customers. Generally a sendero type contour. [/QUOTE]
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