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Thoughts on Lothar Walther?
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<blockquote data-quote="Savage 22-243 AI" data-source="post: 1864434" data-attributes="member: 106450"><p>.....No mine are heavier.</p><p>LW barrels are Stainless 50, I was told from a barrel Smith. He won't chamber anymore for me due to time involved because of hardness. He had to slow lathe down and change to a different type cutting fluid to get the finish he was after on chamber before polishing.</p><p> My 26" LW barrel tapered to .620 was 1.3lbs heavier than a factory Savage 26" SS barrel with a .920 taper. The 26" LW bull straight taper barrel was 2 lbs + heavier than my 30" Brux straight taper........it made my custom F-Class style rifle so barrel heavy I added 2 lbs to the stock to help balance when bench shooting.</p><p> The best barrel I have ever had was a Green Mountain .224 cal. 24" blank with .920 taper. It was button rifled and was cleaner cut than my custom barrels when viewed with a Hawkeye borescope. Better rifling and lands than Brux machined rifling or any of the 50 plus rifle barrels I have viewed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Savage 22-243 AI, post: 1864434, member: 106450"] .....No mine are heavier. LW barrels are Stainless 50, I was told from a barrel Smith. He won't chamber anymore for me due to time involved because of hardness. He had to slow lathe down and change to a different type cutting fluid to get the finish he was after on chamber before polishing. My 26" LW barrel tapered to .620 was 1.3lbs heavier than a factory Savage 26" SS barrel with a .920 taper. The 26" LW bull straight taper barrel was 2 lbs + heavier than my 30" Brux straight taper........it made my custom F-Class style rifle so barrel heavy I added 2 lbs to the stock to help balance when bench shooting. The best barrel I have ever had was a Green Mountain .224 cal. 24" blank with .920 taper. It was button rifled and was cleaner cut than my custom barrels when viewed with a Hawkeye borescope. Better rifling and lands than Brux machined rifling or any of the 50 plus rifle barrels I have viewed. [/QUOTE]
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