Custom Rifle Journey/Review *Pic Heavy*

[SloppyJ]

Awesome write up. I'm headed to rifle build 4 in 2 years. I feel the pain. I agree with the carbon barrel stuff however my 300prc proof is an anomaly. Strings of 10 are no issues. If every barrel could be that good I would never get anything else. I'm going fluted 3b on my next though. Ive also had some really good luck out of PVA barrels.

Thanks for sharing the lessons learned. Ive always heard mixed reviews on Ti actions and it sounds like you experienced all of the negatives.

 

[barehandlineman]

Didn’t give much detail on the build in the previous post since I was on the run. Built by @barehandlineman at High Voltage Armory

26” 1.250 proof sendero 1-8 twist
New Defiance Exodus (gun smith designed)
New McMillan stock (gun smith designed)
Bix N Andy tac sport trigger
SRS SS 4 port brake
Hawkins AICS bottom metal
Trijicon Tenmile 5-25X50 FFP MOA
Area 419 “hunt” rings. .94 height
View attachment 827577

Ran out and shot some fire formed loads today and dropped 1gr. of powder for the formed brass. Two five shot groups. If you overlay them (I tried to overlay the first group on top of the second but I’m off a little bit), it’s a 10 shot in the .6’s. Plenty good for killing animals out to a long ways.
View attachment 827584

Speeds from 5 shots from the group on the left. Forgot to put it back out when I shot the next group. But it’s pretty consistent. 180 ELDM’s and N565
View attachment 827586

Those 7mm proofs 1.250 were made for me. You wont find a 7mm 1.50 proof anywhere. Proofs shoot if you know how to work on them. I know i wont shoot steel on my personal rifles.

 

[huntnful]

Awesome write up. I'm headed to rifle build 4 in 2 years. I feel the pain. I agree with the carbon barrel stuff however my 300prc proof is an anomaly. Strings of 10 are no issues. If every barrel could be that good I would never get anything else. I'm going fluted 3b on my next though. Ive also had some really good luck out of PVA barrels.

Thanks for sharing the lessons learned. Ive always heard mixed reviews on Ti actions and it sounds like you experienced all of the negatives.

Thank you!! I’m by no means anti-carbon. I just thought steel was the easy button (and still kind of do think that). Since this initial write up, I’ve had a couple steels not really hammer all that well either. They all shot okay though.

This is my first carbon barrel in over 2 years and it’s looking good. So I’ve had 5 carbons now and they all shot plenty acceptable for killing animals at long range.

 

[RockAndSage]

Those 7mm proofs 1.250 were made for me. You wont find a 7mm 1.50 proof anywhere. Proofs shoot if you know how to work on them. I know i wont shoot steel on my personal rifles.

Ever do any work on proof CF AR barrels?

 

[barehandlineman]

Ever do any work on proof CF AR barrels?

No, i dont even work on customer rifles anymore. Just new builds with my parts.