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Thoughts on Lothar Walther?
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<blockquote data-quote="johnnyk" data-source="post: 1864653" data-attributes="member: 307"><p>I have a 28", LW pre-fit, stainless in 6.5-284 Norma on my Savage 112. Been shooting it since June 2016 with no problems. Accuracy with every bullet I've tried, less 139gn Lapua's OTM Scenar, has been stellar and sub 1/2 MOA to 1k. Not sure why they didn't group well but it's a non issue for me and there's so many more that this barrel shoots in to "itty bitty" groups.</p><p>I ordered the barrel Mar 23rd and Woody emailed me Apr 5th and told me it shipped on the 4th. I emailed after I received it to get LW's break-in procedures and was told this;</p><p></p><p>"In a situation where Lothar Walther does all the work on the barrel, there is no break in. This is because we Lapp the bore after the chamber is put in. This way, the bullet has the same surface from the case mouth to the crown. During the first 20-50 shots, the surface generated by the bullet sliding on the bore will be generated."</p><p></p><p>I cleaned it before the first firing and started load development. It was a totally different barrel so none of the loads I had formerly developed shot exactly the same. Nothing terrible, just not the gilt edge accuracy I had found with the Savage OEM barrel, which was an extremely accurate barrel. One can only hope to get a barrel like that once in a lifetime, especially in a factory rifle.</p><p></p><p>The LW was a tad (20-40fps) slower than the OEM with the same charge weight but did speed up and has surpassed the Savage barrel speeds now. It is a 28" barrel versus the 26" Savage.</p><p></p><p>It is very easy to clean with little to no fouling. It does develop a carbon ring but I thinks that is the nature of the cartridge (6.5-284Norma) and not the barrel or steel. I did read up on the stainless steel LW uses and they claim it's different that what the U.S. uses. Harder, more abrasive resistant and difficult to machine. I don't know and frankly don't care. I wouldn't care if it was made out of PVC, as long as it still put bullets on top of each other!</p><p></p><p>I have other pre-fits in Pac-Nor, Shilen and one semi-custom, blue-printed Rem700 w/30" Lilja. All of these, along with the LW, clean up easy and shoot great with their respective tailored hand loads. I would easily recommend any of these after market barrels to others thinking of going this route.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johnnyk, post: 1864653, member: 307"] I have a 28", LW pre-fit, stainless in 6.5-284 Norma on my Savage 112. Been shooting it since June 2016 with no problems. Accuracy with every bullet I've tried, less 139gn Lapua's OTM Scenar, has been stellar and sub 1/2 MOA to 1k. Not sure why they didn't group well but it's a non issue for me and there's so many more that this barrel shoots in to "itty bitty" groups. I ordered the barrel Mar 23rd and Woody emailed me Apr 5th and told me it shipped on the 4th. I emailed after I received it to get LW's break-in procedures and was told this; "In a situation where Lothar Walther does all the work on the barrel, there is no break in. This is because we Lapp the bore after the chamber is put in. This way, the bullet has the same surface from the case mouth to the crown. During the first 20-50 shots, the surface generated by the bullet sliding on the bore will be generated." I cleaned it before the first firing and started load development. It was a totally different barrel so none of the loads I had formerly developed shot exactly the same. Nothing terrible, just not the gilt edge accuracy I had found with the Savage OEM barrel, which was an extremely accurate barrel. One can only hope to get a barrel like that once in a lifetime, especially in a factory rifle. The LW was a tad (20-40fps) slower than the OEM with the same charge weight but did speed up and has surpassed the Savage barrel speeds now. It is a 28" barrel versus the 26" Savage. It is very easy to clean with little to no fouling. It does develop a carbon ring but I thinks that is the nature of the cartridge (6.5-284Norma) and not the barrel or steel. I did read up on the stainless steel LW uses and they claim it's different that what the U.S. uses. Harder, more abrasive resistant and difficult to machine. I don't know and frankly don't care. I wouldn't care if it was made out of PVC, as long as it still put bullets on top of each other! I have other pre-fits in Pac-Nor, Shilen and one semi-custom, blue-printed Rem700 w/30" Lilja. All of these, along with the LW, clean up easy and shoot great with their respective tailored hand loads. I would easily recommend any of these after market barrels to others thinking of going this route. [/QUOTE]
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