Just wondering how important a bull barrel is to long range accuracy, or more accurately how much of a disadvantage is using a sporter? We see 99% of the rifles built here using heavys, but for a long range hunter (4 or 2 legged animals) what can I expect from a sporter? GAP has their hunter with a #3 contour and I'd bet its classic GAP accurate
I get how heavy barrels reduce things like barrel whip and vibration, and offer heat resistance for rapid shooting (well at least more rapid), but in a coyote/deer/tango caliber like a .243/308 that also wants to punch paper out to say 800m - would a 24"-26" Bartlein/Brux/Obermeyer in a #3 or #4 contour be just as good? Or should I say, be as good as I can personally shoot it? Ammo is usually HSM loaded with Bergers (I don't HL)
I have no custom rigs at this point yet (son graduates from college in 90days!), but after doing some hog hunting with a 11lb+ AR last year, I know I want at least one light rifle that I can hike with, that still reaches out and touches em...dead
I get how heavy barrels reduce things like barrel whip and vibration, and offer heat resistance for rapid shooting (well at least more rapid), but in a coyote/deer/tango caliber like a .243/308 that also wants to punch paper out to say 800m - would a 24"-26" Bartlein/Brux/Obermeyer in a #3 or #4 contour be just as good? Or should I say, be as good as I can personally shoot it? Ammo is usually HSM loaded with Bergers (I don't HL)
I have no custom rigs at this point yet (son graduates from college in 90days!), but after doing some hog hunting with a 11lb+ AR last year, I know I want at least one light rifle that I can hike with, that still reaches out and touches em...dead