New light weight Rifle build.

[Fulton County Redneck]

Hey All!
Looking at building a new light weight rifle with a 26 in or 28 in carbon fiber barrel. The only company that offers the right twist rate is Carbon Six. Has anyone ever used them?

 

[Fulton County Redneck]

I am looking at getting it chambered in the new 27 Nosler and running 170 EOL Bergers out of it.

 

[zr600]

My cousins has a carbon six 6.5x47 lapua that shoots really well. It's a Remage barrel.

 

[Fulton County Redneck]

Okay. I know it says on the site that they start with a McGowen Precision blank and go from there. Do you know about how much his barrel weighed before installation?

 

[zr600]

Not sure he bought the whole gun used it is a Remington short action m5 bottom metal, iota kremlin stock 20moa rail vortex viper pst genii 5-25x50 and I would say its fairly light not a featherweight. 8-10 lbs roughly. It's a 22" barrel.

 

[Fulton County Redneck]

Oh okay. I am looking at getting a 26" barrel built for that one. I just bought a Christensen MPR topped with that same scope chambered in 6.5 PRC. It weighs in at 10.4 lb.

 

[Westernhuntr]

Hey All!
Looking at building a new light weight rifle with a 26 in or 28 in carbon fiber barrel. The only company that offers the right twist rate is Carbon Six. Has anyone ever used them?

Never used a carbon six but I've owned 4 McGowen barrels, I'd stay away if it were my money..
I've had some serious accuracy and fouling issues from the last two I owned, they are not a high quality barrel

 

[Texanjohn]

Never used a carbon six but I've owned 4 McGowen barrels, I'd stay away if it were my money..
I've had some serious accuracy and fouling issues from the last two I owned, they are not a high quality barrel

I beg to differ! with 3 weeks before a moose hunt I called McGowens, they sent a 340 Weatherby short chambered barrel rite out, first barrel I ever fitted, went to Newfoundland and killed my first Moose, that was 6 years ago, that rifle shoots sub .75 Moa and I have NOTHING but good things to say about them. my .02