Ramshot mag and lrt will be too slow I fear. H4350/RL16 are prime candidates if rl26 isn't your thing. I think a guy MAY be able to get enough RL23 in there to do business with, I am going to test. It's very stable similar to H4831sc but gives more speed, at an expense of a bit more fouling.
X-caliber carbon fiber barrel
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H4831sc is the most accurate powders in my 243s,260s and 6.5-284s. Not the fastest but the most accurate.
Viht N555 is a new powder with little data, I have 8# perhaps I'll give it a go?
Well guys it's been a little while since I have updated this post. This weekend I shot the nrl hunter series match in New Mexico. It was a crazy hard competition and finding targets was a struggle for everyone. I ended up with an 8th place overall finish with a 4th place heavy hunter division win. The xcal barrel absolutely hammered all weekend. I saw no deviance even when the barrel was getting hot. I'm excited and thinking the top ten finish put me in to the finale in august at the cameo shooting complex here in Colorado. So far I wouldn't hesitate to run this barrel at these hunter matches. My cold bore shots are hitting the bullseye and my follow up shots are a 1/4" left which is where I like it. I'm pretty stoked about the performance of this thing!
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Been a long time, again, I guess that's what happens when you swap your match barrel and forget about your hunting barrel. The x cal just keeps hammering I somehow lost the correct neck bushing for my 6.5 creedmoor and my load has an es of over 40 FPS but even then the xcal carbon hammered a 3" group at 420 yards. And honestly I'm 80 percent sure I didn't hold the same plac on the last shot (the lower one). If you're in the market don't hesitate between my stainless match barrel and the carbon or the other 4 barrels I've burnt out from xcal I haven't had a bad experience every one of them has out shot my capability
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Xcaliber for the win!
I almost pulled the trigger for a carbon last week, in 284WIN, I talked myself out of it for now.......
They always do and and it's short wait! Not exactly sure what cartridge/cal, but I'm gonna, hopefully, need a sheep rifle, to put together.
Oh, I will for sure. I'v 3 Xcal's now and won't use any other. I'd like another 25Creedmoor, 24" in carbon, more than not.
257 Blackjack would work, but brass is kind of iffy at the moment/future.
waspocrew
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Forgot about this thread - great results!
I don't have an X cal carbon (yet) but wouldn't hesitate to snag one in the future. I've been working on burning out my X cal 22-250AI and it continues to impress. I'm currently shooting the 88 gr ELDM at 3150 (40.3 gr of RL-23) from my 22" barrel.
I took it out to hunt in Wyoming a few weeks back and this was the first time I had stretched it's legs past 200 (no long distance ranges near Cleveland that I can easily get to). Couldn't believe my eyes with this 3 shot group at 340:
Followed up with 4 at 560:
Then another 4 at 780:
And this coyote at 600:
Overall, extremely impressed with X cal barrels and looking forward to adding more to the collection!
I don't have an X cal carbon (yet) but wouldn't hesitate to snag one in the future. I've been working on burning out my X cal 22-250AI and it continues to impress. I'm currently shooting the 88 gr ELDM at 3150 (40.3 gr of RL-23) from my 22" barrel.
I took it out to hunt in Wyoming a few weeks back and this was the first time I had stretched it's legs past 200 (no long distance ranges near Cleveland that I can easily get to). Couldn't believe my eyes with this 3 shot group at 340:
Followed up with 4 at 560:
Then another 4 at 780:
And this coyote at 600:
Overall, extremely impressed with X cal barrels and looking forward to adding more to the collection!
