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<blockquote data-quote="James Jones" data-source="post: 194479" data-attributes="member: 8843"><p>The BR boys as well as other target and tactical shooters use heavy barrels because they hold accuracy for more shots because they don't heat up as fast , you can have a 338 with a #1 conture shoot just as accurate as a 338 with a #8 conture as long as its well made and properly installed. NOW , it won't shoot as tight of groups in the 5-10 shot range than the heavier barrel because after 3 rounds its gonna be hot and when steel gets hot it moves.</p><p> </p><p>People think that shorter barrels are more accurate than long barrel because a 18" barrle that 1.25" in diameter is alot stiffer than a 28" barrel in the same diameter but if you had a 30" long 3" diameter barrel it would be stiffer than a 18" 1.25" tube.</p><p> </p><p>I once owned a very thin (.480" at the muzzel) barreled 300 Wby mag and it would shoot 3 shot groups in the .5" range consistantly if you gave it a couple minutes between shots. So yes a very light rifle can be made to shoot very accuratly.</p><p> </p><p>To say that recoil has no bearing on accuracy is a very bold statement , recoil is directly linked to accuracy because if a gun knocks the hell out of you everytime your pull the trigger your not gonna shoot it as well , this is why guys put brake on big rifles that they plan to shoot more than once a day and expect fine accuracy from. Now to say that the differance in recoil between a 6lb , 22-250 and a 12lb , 22-250 is enough to affect accuracy , well that depends on the shooter , the lighter gun will certainly kick more but not enought to cause any sort of flintch at least not for me , but some folks a little bit of recoil goes a long way.</p><p> </p><p>If you flute a thinner sporter barrel for the sake of reducing weight your going in the wrong direction as the flutes are so shallow that the amout of weight lost could easly have been reduced with differant scope rings and bases.</p><p>If you have two barrels , say #7 conture and then both weigh 6lbs , you take one and flute the hell out of it you may be able to drop a little more than a pound. Now that #7 conture fluted barrel is not going to be nearly as stiff as the solid #7 but it will be stiffer than a #5 conture. so the differance in weight is up to you in the end but I assure you that in a mild kicking caliber that a thin barrel can be made to shoot as well as a heavy barrel thoug it wount shoot as well for as long</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James Jones, post: 194479, member: 8843"] The BR boys as well as other target and tactical shooters use heavy barrels because they hold accuracy for more shots because they don't heat up as fast , you can have a 338 with a #1 conture shoot just as accurate as a 338 with a #8 conture as long as its well made and properly installed. NOW , it won't shoot as tight of groups in the 5-10 shot range than the heavier barrel because after 3 rounds its gonna be hot and when steel gets hot it moves. People think that shorter barrels are more accurate than long barrel because a 18" barrle that 1.25" in diameter is alot stiffer than a 28" barrel in the same diameter but if you had a 30" long 3" diameter barrel it would be stiffer than a 18" 1.25" tube. I once owned a very thin (.480" at the muzzel) barreled 300 Wby mag and it would shoot 3 shot groups in the .5" range consistantly if you gave it a couple minutes between shots. So yes a very light rifle can be made to shoot very accuratly. To say that recoil has no bearing on accuracy is a very bold statement , recoil is directly linked to accuracy because if a gun knocks the hell out of you everytime your pull the trigger your not gonna shoot it as well , this is why guys put brake on big rifles that they plan to shoot more than once a day and expect fine accuracy from. Now to say that the differance in recoil between a 6lb , 22-250 and a 12lb , 22-250 is enough to affect accuracy , well that depends on the shooter , the lighter gun will certainly kick more but not enought to cause any sort of flintch at least not for me , but some folks a little bit of recoil goes a long way. If you flute a thinner sporter barrel for the sake of reducing weight your going in the wrong direction as the flutes are so shallow that the amout of weight lost could easly have been reduced with differant scope rings and bases. If you have two barrels , say #7 conture and then both weigh 6lbs , you take one and flute the hell out of it you may be able to drop a little more than a pound. Now that #7 conture fluted barrel is not going to be nearly as stiff as the solid #7 but it will be stiffer than a #5 conture. so the differance in weight is up to you in the end but I assure you that in a mild kicking caliber that a thin barrel can be made to shoot as well as a heavy barrel thoug it wount shoot as well for as long [/QUOTE]
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