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Help needed: 26“ bbl .30-06
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<blockquote data-quote="sable tireur" data-source="post: 3077413" data-attributes="member: 27307"><p>What a fun project!</p><p></p><p>There is always a resurgence of older, established cartridges, especially when shooters get burned out with all the hoopla portrayed by the new super cartridges.</p><p></p><p>I probably build 6 or more .30-06 rifles a year for Match shooters. 26" barrels are the common denominator for longer range accuracy. It might depend on which manufacturer you can access for a better built barrel. The idea of tapered barrel being less accurate than a full diameter barrel is fallacious, just plain wrong.</p><p></p><p>Depending on what you can find in Germany (I just don't know), I have found that the Lapua 185 gr. Scenar performs well into the 600-1,000 yard ranges here in the States. Meters will be slightly different but performance will remain the same.</p><p></p><p>VVN-160 has worked well for me and it's a cooler burning powder. There is also Hodgdon Hybrid 100V.</p><p></p><p>Best of luck with your project and enjoy the process!</p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sable tireur, post: 3077413, member: 27307"] What a fun project! There is always a resurgence of older, established cartridges, especially when shooters get burned out with all the hoopla portrayed by the new super cartridges. I probably build 6 or more .30-06 rifles a year for Match shooters. 26" barrels are the common denominator for longer range accuracy. It might depend on which manufacturer you can access for a better built barrel. The idea of tapered barrel being less accurate than a full diameter barrel is fallacious, just plain wrong. Depending on what you can find in Germany (I just don't know), I have found that the Lapua 185 gr. Scenar performs well into the 600-1,000 yard ranges here in the States. Meters will be slightly different but performance will remain the same. VVN-160 has worked well for me and it's a cooler burning powder. There is also Hodgdon Hybrid 100V. Best of luck with your project and enjoy the process! :) [/QUOTE]
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