Pretty soon I need to have the .308 barrel on my rifle changed. There are quite a few barrels with a .307 calibre on the market. Does anyone know what the pros and cons are of these barrels.
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BC
.308 or .307 ???
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My barrel is a 0.298" x .3065" krieger. Im not a big fan of it- it produced alot of copper to start with and has been finicky with loads. One minute it seems brilliant, the next I scratch my head a little. Its going to be relegated to hunting and varmint duties soon. Next one will be .300"x.308"- supposed to be a winner.
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If you're talking about the .308 W calibre, I've got my best results from the larger diameters - a .300/.308 Kreiger & a Maddco, similarly generous. I was looking at the Kreiger only a week or so ago. I pulled it out after 5½ thousand rounds before I did Bendigo for the first F class teams. It still looks sharp & clean and was shooting perfectly before I retired it.
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Re: .308 or .307 ???
BC wrote:Pretty soon I need to have the .308 barrel on my rifle changed. There are quite a few barrels with a .307 calibre on the market. Does anyone know what the pros and cons are of these barrels.
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BC
Great for swaging down projectiles and stressing thin jackets. I think it had a role to play when shooting FMJ military projectiles? If you're keen I think there is still merit in the German squeeze bore concept.
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