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<blockquote data-quote="BountyHunter" data-source="post: 1171428" data-attributes="member: 12"><p>A faster twist (1-8/1-7.5) can easily shoot the 95 grain bullets. However, with a 1-10, you might not be able to shoot the 105s accurately if you want to down the road. That is why I recommend the faster twists. Plus the 1-8 twist barrel will be easier to find without special ordering and waiting for months. IMO you have nothing to lose by going to the faster twist vs the slower twist limits the heavier bullets which at distance are the generally the chosen bullets to use.</p><p></p><p>As for the contours, you should look at a couple mftrs contour charts so you get an idea of what each contour is and understand, the mftrs contours vary a little from each other, but tend to be in the same neighborhood. Here are a couple so you can see the weights and contours.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.bruxbarrels.com/gpage1.html" target="_blank">Contour Chart</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://kriegerbarrels.com/contours#sptr" target="_blank">https://kriegerbarrels.com/contours#sptr</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.bartleinbarrels.com/contours.htm" target="_blank">Bartlein Barrels, Inc. - Contours</a></p><p></p><p>The contour will be driven by the desired weight you want the gun to weigh when finished. If you look at the above charts, it will give you the barrel weight. For example, if your gun has a standard sporter barrel on it now it weighs approximately 2.8 lbs so if you go to a #5 barrel which weighs approximately 4.0-4.5 lbs. You have added 1.5-2 lbs to your gun. A standard model 700 sporter barrel rifle weighs about 7.5 lbs and would weigh 9.5 lbs+ with a #4 barrel. A number #5 would be an extra 3-3.5 lbs over the sporter and take the weight to 10+ lbs. </p><p></p><p>The advantage of a heavier barrel is less prone to stringing bullets from heat due to multiple rounds fired quickly and being heavier is more stable to hold. the target guys use heavy barrels.</p><p></p><p>key is are you going to carry it a lot or mainly shoot from bipod, bench etc?</p><p></p><p>IMO I think you would be happy with a #4 and maybe a #5 no more than 24-26" long.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BountyHunter, post: 1171428, member: 12"] A faster twist (1-8/1-7.5) can easily shoot the 95 grain bullets. However, with a 1-10, you might not be able to shoot the 105s accurately if you want to down the road. That is why I recommend the faster twists. Plus the 1-8 twist barrel will be easier to find without special ordering and waiting for months. IMO you have nothing to lose by going to the faster twist vs the slower twist limits the heavier bullets which at distance are the generally the chosen bullets to use. As for the contours, you should look at a couple mftrs contour charts so you get an idea of what each contour is and understand, the mftrs contours vary a little from each other, but tend to be in the same neighborhood. Here are a couple so you can see the weights and contours. [url=http://www.bruxbarrels.com/gpage1.html]Contour Chart[/url] [url]https://kriegerbarrels.com/contours#sptr[/url] [url=http://www.bartleinbarrels.com/contours.htm]Bartlein Barrels, Inc. - Contours[/url] The contour will be driven by the desired weight you want the gun to weigh when finished. If you look at the above charts, it will give you the barrel weight. For example, if your gun has a standard sporter barrel on it now it weighs approximately 2.8 lbs so if you go to a #5 barrel which weighs approximately 4.0-4.5 lbs. You have added 1.5-2 lbs to your gun. A standard model 700 sporter barrel rifle weighs about 7.5 lbs and would weigh 9.5 lbs+ with a #4 barrel. A number #5 would be an extra 3-3.5 lbs over the sporter and take the weight to 10+ lbs. The advantage of a heavier barrel is less prone to stringing bullets from heat due to multiple rounds fired quickly and being heavier is more stable to hold. the target guys use heavy barrels. key is are you going to carry it a lot or mainly shoot from bipod, bench etc? IMO I think you would be happy with a #4 and maybe a #5 no more than 24-26" long. [/QUOTE]
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