OK so I picked up a Daly mini-mauser in 7.62x39 Saturday. I'm gonna see how it shoots but thinking about doing a medium sporter 6.5 Grendel. Whose barrel do you suggest.
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The thread in the Mini Mauser is M22x1.5 whose major diameter is .866". This dimension opens up a lot of opportunity to utilize take off barrels from a lot of different actions because you essentially remove the old threads and still have enough diameter to cut the M22. Or cut most or all of the chamber off and still have enough tenon diameter to thread and chamber.
Personally, I would go with a Kreiger or Rock Creek if funds were available. The other ones mentioned are still a good barrel for a little less money.
Yes that is true, BUT it's not officially on the SAAMI site yet, AND the trademark has NOT been released from the Patents office. It's still listed as Trademarked there. This is the thing about Alexander Arms...it's a crap company and operates just as crappy.
So who is going to risk a lawsuit and stamp their barrel 6.5 Grendel?
I recommend a PacNor barrel, and they will contour it the way you want, chamber with their reamer, install it on your action, and do it within a relatively short time. I just skipped the marking of the barrel. If later I decide that's important, I can have it engraved any way I want.
In the 6.5 Grendel chambering there are absolutely no flys on the Satern or the Lothar Walther barrels. I've seen both shoot unbelievable small groups at much further distances then 100 yards.
Yeah the .264 LBC is actually a better chamber because it does away with Alexander Arm's compound throat angle which wasn't so great of an idea. The LBC has a more conventional single angle throat. Les got fed up with Bill Alexander thus the reason he dropped the 6.5 Grendel and tweated the throat angle and came out with his own .264 LBC.
When I get home Thursday, my 6.5 Gren should be waiting for me at the post office. Weather permitting, I'll be at the range with it Friday with some factory ammo for sure, and maybe some handloads put together Thursday night.
It's always Christmas for me, when testing a new barrel, first time it's fired, at the range.
Originally posted by SmokinJ: In the 6.5 Grendel chambering there are absolutely no flys on the Satern or the Lothar Walther barrels. I've seen both shoot unbelievable small groups at much further distances then 100 yards.
Yeah the .264 LBC is actually a better chamber because it does away with Alexander Arm's compound throat angle which wasn't so great of an idea. The LBC has a more conventional single angle throat. Les got fed up with Bill Alexander thus the reason he dropped the 6.5 Grendel and tweated the throat angle and came out with his own .264 LBC.
DITTO!
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Lothar Walther makes a barrel chambered in 6.5 & threaded the the mini mauser. It doesn't have that weird compound angle throat either. The last one I did with one of those LW barrels shot 1/2 moa.
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4-d has the reamer for rent.
