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Short Barrel .308 Weight Savings and Ballistics
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<blockquote data-quote="jlarose85" data-source="post: 2427575" data-attributes="member: 113450"><p>That's where I have a lot more research to do is on barrel contours on steel barrels and their associated finished weights because I definitely have no problem sticking with a steel barrel if I can get the weight close to carbon especially considering the price difference. If and when I rebarrel this .308 I'd definitely stick with steel if I could get the weight close to a carbon unit with enough heft to still handle a suppressor on the end of it. Are you comparing steel and carbon barrels of the same length?</p><p></p><p>Do you think that holds true for say a 20" barrel as well? I'm starting to plan out my first full custom build and want to do a 300 WSM with a 20" barrel and can't decide if it would be worth it to go carbon or not or if I could still get a decent weight with a steel barrel. My general know nothing rule of thumb is that if I can get the finished, in the woods weight at 10lbs. that I'd be happy with that. This isn't really a concern with the .308 but with the 300 WSM I think that'd give me enough weight to make recoil plenty manageable and also make it light enough that I wouldn't mind carrying it all day as the WSM would be my gun to use hunting out west and would live its life in a shooting house in MS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jlarose85, post: 2427575, member: 113450"] That's where I have a lot more research to do is on barrel contours on steel barrels and their associated finished weights because I definitely have no problem sticking with a steel barrel if I can get the weight close to carbon especially considering the price difference. If and when I rebarrel this .308 I'd definitely stick with steel if I could get the weight close to a carbon unit with enough heft to still handle a suppressor on the end of it. Are you comparing steel and carbon barrels of the same length? Do you think that holds true for say a 20" barrel as well? I'm starting to plan out my first full custom build and want to do a 300 WSM with a 20" barrel and can't decide if it would be worth it to go carbon or not or if I could still get a decent weight with a steel barrel. My general know nothing rule of thumb is that if I can get the finished, in the woods weight at 10lbs. that I'd be happy with that. This isn't really a concern with the .308 but with the 300 WSM I think that'd give me enough weight to make recoil plenty manageable and also make it light enough that I wouldn't mind carrying it all day as the WSM would be my gun to use hunting out west and would live its life in a shooting house in MS. [/QUOTE]
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