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| If I can piggy back on mho's post, I have a similar question on my 17 Rem. Being such a small caliber, won't many of the contours act like a heavy barrel since the caliber is so small compared to the muzzle, even on a sporter? |
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| The size of the hole isn't nearly as important as the outside diameter when it comes to strength and rigidity. |
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| I have watched a friend repeatedly shoot sub inch 5 shot groups at 100 meters with a Russian Moisin Nagant 91/30 with a very long whip like barrel [.587" at the muzzle, .756" 4 inches from the breech and 29" long].
Most days at the range, I see shooters come and go, and no one gets a 1" group. |
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| A lot depends on the length of the barrel. Shilen doesn't mind a 22" barrel in #2 contour, but advises a #3 minimum for a 24" barrel. |
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| My BR rifle in 308 has a 24in bbl and is .8 at the muzzle. I also don't hesitate to use it for hunting. Derf |
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| For a .308 and under use a #3 contour for a hunting rifle...for a big bore 375 and up use a #4 or #5...
A 270 is nice with a #2 but I still prefer a #3....unless you want a featherweight rifle. |
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