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Which replacement barrel for (long range) hunting ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Juergen" data-source="post: 2170248" data-attributes="member: 118398"><p>I haven't seen any rudeness. Thanks for so many answers!</p><p></p><p>The rifle is a Rössler Titan 6 Luxus .308 Win. They don't say</p><p>anything about short action or long action. The magazine</p><p>is 88 mm = 3.46 inch long.</p><p></p><p>They have "bolt groups". The .308 Win. is in the bolt group "Standard",</p><p>please look at the PDF <a href="http://www.titan6.com/media/user/T36_BarrelChangingSystem.pdf" target="_blank">Interchangeable Barrel System</a>.</p><p></p><p>All the listed calibers in my first post are in the group "Standard" which</p><p>means that I only have to buy another barrel to change the caliber.</p><p>Sometimes a different magazine is needed but nothing else.</p><p></p><p>That's quite cheap and comfortable for me.</p><p></p><p>But: Some of the listed calibers have a twist rate which is perhaps not appropiate</p><p>for long range hunting. For example 6.5-284 Norma has a twist of 1 : 9".</p><p>I would prefer 1 : 8".</p><p></p><p>Please look at the PDF <a href="http://www.titan6.com/media/user/T_TwistRatesCustomers.pdf" target="_blank">Twist Rates</a>.</p><p></p><p>The following calibers have a twist rate of 1 : 8" = 203 mm :</p><p>6.5 x 47 Lapua / 6.5 Creedmoor / 6.5 x 57 / 6.5 x 65 RWS.</p><p></p><p>I can get any twist rate for each caliber but the price is much higher:</p><p>perhaps $1200 instead of $700 for the barrel.</p><p></p><p>(One important point: The minimum caliber must be 6.5 mm = 0.264" or 0.250"</p><p>because it is not allowed to hunt hogs with a smaller caliber in Germany.)</p><p></p><p>Rössler is using barrels from the company "Lothar Walther" which are</p><p>quite good. I can shoot groups of less than 0.2 MOA with my .308 Win.</p><p>barrel and I don't want to lose precision when I change the barrel !</p><p></p><p>So the easiest way for me is to choose one of the 4 calibers</p><p>6.5 x 47 Lapua / 6.5 Creedmoor / 6.5 x 57 / 6.5 x 65 RWS.</p><p></p><p>To choose one of the other calibers I need a good reason</p><p>like less wind drift, more precision, more power etc.</p><p></p><p>Thanks</p><p></p><p>Jürgen</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Juergen, post: 2170248, member: 118398"] I haven't seen any rudeness. Thanks for so many answers! The rifle is a Rössler Titan 6 Luxus .308 Win. They don't say anything about short action or long action. The magazine is 88 mm = 3.46 inch long. They have "bolt groups". The .308 Win. is in the bolt group "Standard", please look at the PDF [URL='http://www.titan6.com/media/user/T36_BarrelChangingSystem.pdf']Interchangeable Barrel System[/URL]. All the listed calibers in my first post are in the group "Standard" which means that I only have to buy another barrel to change the caliber. Sometimes a different magazine is needed but nothing else. That's quite cheap and comfortable for me. But: Some of the listed calibers have a twist rate which is perhaps not appropiate for long range hunting. For example 6.5-284 Norma has a twist of 1 : 9". I would prefer 1 : 8". Please look at the PDF [URL='http://www.titan6.com/media/user/T_TwistRatesCustomers.pdf']Twist Rates[/URL]. The following calibers have a twist rate of 1 : 8" = 203 mm : 6.5 x 47 Lapua / 6.5 Creedmoor / 6.5 x 57 / 6.5 x 65 RWS. I can get any twist rate for each caliber but the price is much higher: perhaps $1200 instead of $700 for the barrel. (One important point: The minimum caliber must be 6.5 mm = 0.264" or 0.250" because it is not allowed to hunt hogs with a smaller caliber in Germany.) Rössler is using barrels from the company "Lothar Walther" which are quite good. I can shoot groups of less than 0.2 MOA with my .308 Win. barrel and I don't want to lose precision when I change the barrel ! So the easiest way for me is to choose one of the 4 calibers 6.5 x 47 Lapua / 6.5 Creedmoor / 6.5 x 57 / 6.5 x 65 RWS. To choose one of the other calibers I need a good reason like less wind drift, more precision, more power etc. Thanks Jürgen [/QUOTE]
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