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New barrel for a 7mm Weatherby
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty7mmstw" data-source="post: 1089422" data-attributes="member: 48043"><p><a href="http://www.midwayusa.com/product/1554110039/shilen-barrel-blank-284-caliber-7mm-centerfire?cm_vc=ProductFinding" target="_blank">Shilen Barrel Blank 284 Cal 7mm Centerfire</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I am doing a 7mmstw build @ present. My old barrel shot decently but chewed up brass and wasn't any faster than a 7mm rem or 7mm Weatherby.</p><p> </p><p>I decided to have the headspace reset to make the rifle easier on brass, and the smith found the threads so loose on the barrel that he wouldn't put her back together. </p><p> </p><p>I am going with a 28" shilen ss match with a 8" twist. We will be using a saami spec manson reamer for the chamber. a .25" ptg recoil lug will be going in also. </p><p> </p><p>With your 7mm weatherby barrel, I would choose the saami throat (and make sure your chamber dimensions are rather tight) if you want to use book data for the weatherby. The short throat/no throat reamers will give you little to no freebore and you will run no faster than a 7rem. I would also go with a <strong><em>minimum</em></strong> of a 9" twist, and an 8" twist if you can find it. You will be able to spin any 7mm bullet up to 200 grains or so with an 8" twist.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty7mmstw, post: 1089422, member: 48043"] [URL="http://www.midwayusa.com/product/1554110039/shilen-barrel-blank-284-caliber-7mm-centerfire?cm_vc=ProductFinding"]Shilen Barrel Blank 284 Cal 7mm Centerfire[/URL] I am doing a 7mmstw build @ present. My old barrel shot decently but chewed up brass and wasn't any faster than a 7mm rem or 7mm Weatherby. I decided to have the headspace reset to make the rifle easier on brass, and the smith found the threads so loose on the barrel that he wouldn't put her back together. I am going with a 28" shilen ss match with a 8" twist. We will be using a saami spec manson reamer for the chamber. a .25" ptg recoil lug will be going in also. With your 7mm weatherby barrel, I would choose the saami throat (and make sure your chamber dimensions are rather tight) if you want to use book data for the weatherby. The short throat/no throat reamers will give you little to no freebore and you will run no faster than a 7rem. I would also go with a [B][I]minimum[/I][/B] of a 9" twist, and an 8" twist if you can find it. You will be able to spin any 7mm bullet up to 200 grains or so with an 8" twist. [/QUOTE]
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