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which barrel contour?
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<blockquote data-quote="Garycrow" data-source="post: 1042331" data-attributes="member: 30743"><p>It's real easy to get too heavy with a hunting rifle when you start modifying it. My recommendation would be to first ditch the laminated stock and put something lighter on it. I would also never go heavier than a #3 contour on a hunting rifle unless it was a dedicated long range rig, which 400 yds. isn't. 22" is the longest I would go for a 7mm-08 also, the velocity gain from a longer barrel isn't noticable.</p><p></p><p>FWIW Bartlein has a funky contour numbering system. A #3 bartlein is about the same as everybody else's #4, and their #3B is about the same as everyone else's #5 which is a heavy chunk of steel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Garycrow, post: 1042331, member: 30743"] It's real easy to get too heavy with a hunting rifle when you start modifying it. My recommendation would be to first ditch the laminated stock and put something lighter on it. I would also never go heavier than a #3 contour on a hunting rifle unless it was a dedicated long range rig, which 400 yds. isn't. 22" is the longest I would go for a 7mm-08 also, the velocity gain from a longer barrel isn't noticable. FWIW Bartlein has a funky contour numbering system. A #3 bartlein is about the same as everybody else's #4, and their #3B is about the same as everyone else's #5 which is a heavy chunk of steel. [/QUOTE]
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