Barrel Options for 6.8 Western?

[LostWapiti]

Looking forward to hearing results from you guys on ~20” barrels

 

[Murphy’s Law]

Following up on this thread. Ultimately went with a hca 20” barrel for around $800. Just completed the build so haven’t been able to shoot it yet, but hope to get out soon and share results.

 

[txtransplant]

Did you end up going with the 20" or 18" barrel? I am building a 6.8 Western as well and went with an 18" Proof barrel 1-7.5 twist. I am running the Thunder Beat 7" suppressor and putting it in an MDT HNT 26 chassis.

Following up on this thread. Ultimately went with a benchmark 20” barrel for around $800. Just completed the build so haven’t been able to shoot it yet, but hope to get out soon and share results.

Did you guys get these rifles finished? What bbl length, twist, ammo, and FPS are you at?

I’m thinking about chopping my X-Bolt barrel, trying to decide if I can get away with 18”. I’ll definitely go to 20” either way, but would prefer 18” if I can still get ~2650 FPS or better.

 

[Murphy’s Law]

Did you guys get these rifles finished? What bbl length, twist, ammo, and FPS are you at?

I’m thinking about chopping my X-Bolt barrel, trying to decide if I can get away with 18”. I’ll definitely go to 20” either way, but would prefer 18” if I can still get ~2650 FPS or better.

I ended up with a Hells Canyon 20” barrel with 1:8 twist and shoot the Winchester 165g Expedition Accubond LR with velocities ~2850 with a TBAC 7”.

Been really happy with the accubonds, but they are hard to find as Winchester seems to be focusing on releasing a “Supreme” long range 175g bullet which has me interested, but that will drop velocity.

If it was me and your browning is the 7.5 twist, I’d go for it and do the 18” if you want shorter. If I changed my rifle any I probably would have done a 18” myself with 7.5 twist and thrown on a shorter suppressor like the AirLock but both weren’t available for me when I built.

 

[txtransplant]

I ended up with a Hells Canyon 20” barrel with 1:8 twist and shoot the Winchester 165g Expedition Accubond LR with velocities ~2850 with a TBAC 7”.

Been really happy with the accubonds, but they are hard to find as Winchester seems to be focusing on releasing a “Supreme” long range 175g bullet which has me interested, but that will drop velocity.

If it was me and your browning is the 7.5 twist, I’d go for it and do the 18” if you want shorter. If I changed my rifle any I probably would have done a 18” myself with 7.5 twist and thrown on a shorter suppressor like the AirLock but both weren’t available for me when I built.

Nice! Yeah, mine is 1:7.5 twist. I’ll definitely go with 18” if the barrel has enough profile to re-thread properly. Planning on an Airlock 7mm if I can get my hands on one.