02-12-2015, 08:33 PM
Sputnik Wrote:Thanks adamjp, Great information. Would the Stainless Steel option mitigate the soft barrel issue? What would your assessment be of a 24 inch SS heavy barrel fluted, cerakoted, target crowned setup on a Hogue black stock be for a Grendel? Much like the Varmint option. Would a stiffer stock be better? Looking for the best accuracy for target and longer ranges. Weight not a particular concern. Nice companion for my PF Neptune V. Nice Youtube video provided by Dave Bob, thanks.To be honest. Buy one, shoot it lots and when the barrel wears out at 4000 rounds put another one in.
The rumour of soft barrels may well have come from professional kangaroo cullers who will work their way through a 223 barrel in a few months. It's not hard when you can fire upwards of 100 rounds a night, for weeks on end. Many of the older blokes in this trade are coming from Sako 461 rifles and the accuracy need is quite high - since 1986 the code for kangaroo culling requires brain shots only. Most ranges are at 80 to 120m, but kangaroos are small brained animals (something quite evident when you spend time in the bush with them). Kangaroo cullers are the only blokes I know who have shot out the ACTION on a 461 - simply worn it out through use and fatigue. More than a few barrels had been fitted to that rifle over it's life.
As for stocks. Those Hogue stocks are complete rubbish. No action will work to it's best in such a flexible product as the Hogue. I am sure that a quality stock from McMillan, Manners, MPI, etc. will be quickly available. Hell, even a Boyds laminate will be better than a Hogue pillar bedded stock.