Which barrel would you prefer for a compact rifle (16 inch barrel) in 300 Fireball?
Weight is about 5.75 pounds (light barrel) or 6.9 lbs with medium barrel.
The medium barrel has a 0.750 OD and 2.5 inches long straight area at the end which would allow an SPR/M4 or SCAR-H type can to be mounted but also has a straight-taper area so is more rigid.
The supersonic bullets should stay supersonic to about 540 yards, so that is what I would call the max range of the rifle. 500 if you want to be conservative.
I had picked the stiffer profile as it may benefit precision (not proven) but Kevin likes the lightest one as he wants a compact/light rifle to be as light as possible. I really could go either way so I wanted to see what most people like.
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A full straight taper is heavier than either of these as the line would go all the way down to the 0.750 threaded muzzle rather than to 2.5 inches behind the shoulder as the 'medium' barrel now shows.
Both of these have a 1.25 inch or so cylindrical area for a barrel wrench.
I am theoretical. I only went hunting once. Well, at least once when I shot something.
Both of these have a 1.25 inch or so cylindrical area for a barrel wrench.
I am theoretical. I only went hunting once. Well, at least once when I shot something.
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Re: Help me pick a barrel profile - poll.
within 500 yards I would ASSUME that even with a light barrel it wouldn't be too hard to adjust the for the shift in POI with the added weight of the suppressor IF it was zeroed without one.rsilvers wrote:...compact rifle (16 inch barrel) ...
Weight is about 5.75 pounds (light barrel) or 6.9 lbs with medium barrel.
... 540 yards, so that is what I would call the max range of the rifle. 500 if you want to be conservative.
I had picked the stiffer profile as it may benefit precision (not proven) but Kevin likes the lightest one as he wants a compact/light rifle to be as light as possible. I really could go either way so I wanted to see what most people like.
Vote.
BTW how will this end up looking? Is the barrel profile the only thing that we get to vote on?
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I personally am not concerned that hanging a suppressor on the light barrel is an issue.
I like both profiles and I would take either one.
For me it is just a matter of if the heavier barrel will be more precise (what others call accurate) or not. It is already much lighter than an M24 profile or what David Tubb uses as his profile. I don't consider the heavier one to be 'heavy' but each person has their own thoughts on that. I don't like 'heavy barrels' so that is why I made that profile medium. It is 0.750 3.5 inches from the shoulder.
Here is some profile data:
http://www.riflebarrels.com/articles/lo ... _rifle.htm
http://www.riflebarrels.com/products/co ... rifles.htm
I like both profiles and I would take either one.
For me it is just a matter of if the heavier barrel will be more precise (what others call accurate) or not. It is already much lighter than an M24 profile or what David Tubb uses as his profile. I don't consider the heavier one to be 'heavy' but each person has their own thoughts on that. I don't like 'heavy barrels' so that is why I made that profile medium. It is 0.750 3.5 inches from the shoulder.
Here is some profile data:
http://www.riflebarrels.com/articles/lo ... _rifle.htm
http://www.riflebarrels.com/products/co ... rifles.htm
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If there is no significant POI shift from mounting a suppressor on the thinner barrel I'd go for the lighter weight barrel or ... I'd go with the thinnest barrel that results in the least significant shift in POI. At 16" it's probably no big deal with any of them but I really have no idea.
If you're trying to impress somebody then the thicker the better.
As for being a wuss if you choose the lighter barrel you can always make up for the lighter barrel by carrying more ammo or supplies.
If you're trying to impress somebody then the thicker the better.
As for being a wuss if you choose the lighter barrel you can always make up for the lighter barrel by carrying more ammo or supplies.
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I would prefer something in the 2.1 to 2.2 pound range.
You can still sell it as less than 6 pounds, and I bet you can add some stiffness with that quarter pound.
You can still sell it as less than 6 pounds, and I bet you can add some stiffness with that quarter pound.
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+1 Light weapons suck, they are never as good as they should be. But they do have there place, but it is not in place of your life.Conqueror wrote:I prefer the Silvers profile. I think the skinny one would be much more likely to have an unacceptable degree of POI shift. Many states (including mine) do not allow hunting with suppressors, so I would have to shoot it without the can from time to time.
Just my $.02