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Best Custom Match Grade Barrels
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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 925027" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>I believe on average that a match grade barrel is going to out shoot a stock factory barrel. The manufacturing processes and resulting quality are vastly different. Sure, you will get some good shooters and the Sendero's and Heavy Varmint barreled rifles usually shoot very well. That said, if you shoot them side by side with the custom rigs, on average the customs will win.</p><p></p><p>I had a Sendero in 300 RUM and on a good day it would shoot .4 MOA and averaged just under .5 MOA My new 300 RUM with Broughton barrel is showing .2 MOA potential. Granted, the new rifle has a trued action, but I really doubt if I switched out a factory Sendero barrel into it that it would match it. Beside that, the Broughton cleans up MUCH easier than the Sendero did and I broke both barrels in using the one shot and clean method.</p><p></p><p>Somewhere on this site is a borescope comparison of a factory barrel and a match grade barrel. The difference speaks for itself. </p><p></p><p>Coldhammer forged barrels are about the best in the factory world and Howa/Vangurds, SAKO/Tikka and Coopers use this process. Not sure what other manufacturers use this process but I don't recall Remington using it? </p><p></p><p>My 223 Vanguard is the least fouling, easiest rifle I have to clean with the 300 RUM a close second. When I went to break it in, i did not see any trace of copper until about 50 rounds through it and I cleaned after each of the first 3 shots, then after each 5 shots for another 20 shots, then after about another 30 shots when I saw the first trace of copper and only on the first patch. Now after about 300 rounds through it, I see copper on the first patch and maybe sometimes the second patch after maybe 50 rounds or more through it. My other Howa made rifle, 7 RM S&W M1500 is a moderate fouler, not as bad as my Sendero was.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 925027, member: 11717"] I believe on average that a match grade barrel is going to out shoot a stock factory barrel. The manufacturing processes and resulting quality are vastly different. Sure, you will get some good shooters and the Sendero's and Heavy Varmint barreled rifles usually shoot very well. That said, if you shoot them side by side with the custom rigs, on average the customs will win. I had a Sendero in 300 RUM and on a good day it would shoot .4 MOA and averaged just under .5 MOA My new 300 RUM with Broughton barrel is showing .2 MOA potential. Granted, the new rifle has a trued action, but I really doubt if I switched out a factory Sendero barrel into it that it would match it. Beside that, the Broughton cleans up MUCH easier than the Sendero did and I broke both barrels in using the one shot and clean method. Somewhere on this site is a borescope comparison of a factory barrel and a match grade barrel. The difference speaks for itself. Coldhammer forged barrels are about the best in the factory world and Howa/Vangurds, SAKO/Tikka and Coopers use this process. Not sure what other manufacturers use this process but I don't recall Remington using it? My 223 Vanguard is the least fouling, easiest rifle I have to clean with the 300 RUM a close second. When I went to break it in, i did not see any trace of copper until about 50 rounds through it and I cleaned after each of the first 3 shots, then after each 5 shots for another 20 shots, then after about another 30 shots when I saw the first trace of copper and only on the first patch. Now after about 300 rounds through it, I see copper on the first patch and maybe sometimes the second patch after maybe 50 rounds or more through it. My other Howa made rifle, 7 RM S&W M1500 is a moderate fouler, not as bad as my Sendero was. [/QUOTE]
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