Thread: 7-08 rem & 162gr Amax?

Originally Posted by sneeze

Of course , that makes perfect sence

Had terrible after sales advice/service on a couple other duds.
If that makes sence.


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Well it does NOW..... was more humourous before you replied though

Originally Posted by sneeze

Well it does NOW..... was more humourous before you replied though

It wasn't humorous being told to fire half the value of the barrel in ammo down the friggin things before they would MAYBE shoot.
If it isn't going to shoot in a few test loads it rarely will after a couple Hundy rounds.


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Originally Posted by R93

It wasn't humorous being told to fire half the value of the barrel in ammo down the friggin things before they would MAYBE shoot.
If it isn't going to shoot in a few test loads it rarely will after a couple Hundy rounds.


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I think I could get a laugh out of watching you deal with that

Originally Posted by sneeze

I think I could get a laugh out of watching you deal with that

You would, along with a few other people get a kick out of my stubbornness.



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heh yeah., you know my sense of humour
You gotta have a little sympathy for barrel makers though, they must have to deal with their fair share of muppets who just plain cant shoot but think they are all that and a bag of chips blaming perfectly good barrels.

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Is that possible?
Vulcan appear to be showing a lot of promise and some yank tubes can be bought locally for good prices.

Can't see why not? Brownells is happy to ship them

Originally Posted by Beavis

Can't see why not? Brownells is happy to ship them

Sweet

It wasn't humorous being told to fire half the value of the barrel in ammo down the friggin things before they would MAYBE shoot.
If it isn't going to shoot in a few test loads it rarely will after a couple Hundy rounds.

That's exactly my feeling R93. After about 250 rounds at say $1.50 each it starts to wear a bit thin. Every other rifle I've owned (and there has been the odd one) shows form pretty dam quickly. In fact in my experience if a rifle wont shoot a sierra bullet with reasonable accuracy early on there is often not much hope.

What's a good make of barrel? Flying my flag with a Vulcan in 7 SAUM at the moment. Here's hoping.

Bartlein are pretty much the only barrels worth owning as far as I'm concerned. Of course, that may change in the future but for now you can't go past them.

Hope you're not in a hurry though

Originally Posted by sneeze

heh yeah., you know my sense of humour
You gotta have a little sympathy for barrel makers though, they must have to deal with their fair share of muppets who just plain cant shoot but think they are all that and a bag of chips blaming perfectly good barrels.

I agree that they must get pissed with muppets at times. But I think most sensible/realistic people will get a few others to confirm their suspicions like Ginga has done, before going back to them.
Firing 250 rnds on a barrel that has an expected life of say 1500 is pointless. Good barrels in my experience shoot well, straight away. I know of quite a few from the above mentioned, that have not performed. I have a grand or so tied up in stainless tubing that is not good for much other than maybe some expensive tomato stakes

Originally Posted by R93

I agree that they must get pissed with muppets at times. But I think most sensible/realistic people will get a few others to confirm their suspicions like Ginga has done, before going back to them.
Firing 250 rnds on a barrel that has an expected life of say 1500 is pointless. Good barrels in my experience shoot well, straight away. I know of quite a few from the above mentioned, that have not performed. I have a grand or so tied up in stainless tubing that is not good for much other than maybe some expensive tomato stakes

or a walking stick for for your gammy leg!
+1 for Vulcan.

Originally Posted by Ginga

What's a good make of barrel? Flying my flag with a Vulcan in 7 SAUM at the moment. Here's hoping.

There are heaps out there mate. I have a Vulcan on my .260 improved that shot has well from the start.

I have to agree on the Bartlein. I have a contact here in Oz for well priced ones. Got a 6.5 and 7mm coming soon for some new projects.

Originally Posted by Proudkiwi

Bartlein are pretty much the only barrels worth owning as far as I'm concerned. Of course, that may change in the future but for now you can't go past them.

Hope you're not in a hurry though

I think the Bartleins are in the container behind the Geovid HD-Bs on the slow boat to NZ