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Sporter vs Bull barrel - 800m/LRH Sporter rigs?
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<blockquote data-quote="SBD" data-source="post: 625127" data-attributes="member: 37515"><p>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</p><p></p><p>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)</p><p></p><p>I have no custom rigs at this point <em><strong>yet </strong></em>(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</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SBD, post: 625127, member: 37515"] 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 [I][B]yet [/B][/I](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 [/QUOTE]
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