05-05-2023, 07:15 PM
The only bullet over 123 that I would consider, hunting wise, is the 129 nosler ablr.
100-115 in lead free, 120-123 class for cup/core, hunting wise.
But I bang my steel with bigger cartridges so there is that. These are my choosins'.
Personally I have settled on most of my barrels as 20", I didn't like the blast and kick from the 16" that I had, and 20" has nodes that I can easily find.
Like said above, the barrel price depends on what you want to spend -- wait a minute!!! with that cheaper barrel you wind up spending more $$ on bullets, loads and gas for trips to the range. So your "barrel cost" as it were, is the same or higher for that cheeper barrel. I know I have gone that route in the past.
Barrel, trigger, scope/optics. These are the money parts. the rest just hold stuff together.
I suggest a lilja if you want to get it right away, they pretty much have barrels on their webite. Or if you can wait, then precision firearms...
Longer delivery times for krieger/bartlein but they are darn fine barrels. Others are decent to be sure but a step down from these ones.
I got a lilja 20", the 740 model (among others lol), but I don't plan on hiking over hill and dale like I did in my younger years lol. A 20" rig weighs about 9.5 lbs if you build it out right.
You can always add an adjustable gas block later, so far I have not needed it much for the grr even though I have a couple agb's on the shelf.
If you do go 18" then definitely get the rifle length gas. The shorter gas length has had troubles with getting the gas right. 18 or 20, rifle length for sure.
100-115 in lead free, 120-123 class for cup/core, hunting wise.
But I bang my steel with bigger cartridges so there is that. These are my choosins'.
Personally I have settled on most of my barrels as 20", I didn't like the blast and kick from the 16" that I had, and 20" has nodes that I can easily find.
Like said above, the barrel price depends on what you want to spend -- wait a minute!!! with that cheaper barrel you wind up spending more $$ on bullets, loads and gas for trips to the range. So your "barrel cost" as it were, is the same or higher for that cheeper barrel. I know I have gone that route in the past.
Barrel, trigger, scope/optics. These are the money parts. the rest just hold stuff together.
I suggest a lilja if you want to get it right away, they pretty much have barrels on their webite. Or if you can wait, then precision firearms...
Longer delivery times for krieger/bartlein but they are darn fine barrels. Others are decent to be sure but a step down from these ones.
I got a lilja 20", the 740 model (among others lol), but I don't plan on hiking over hill and dale like I did in my younger years lol. A 20" rig weighs about 9.5 lbs if you build it out right.
You can always add an adjustable gas block later, so far I have not needed it much for the grr even though I have a couple agb's on the shelf.
If you do go 18" then definitely get the rifle length gas. The shorter gas length has had troubles with getting the gas right. 18 or 20, rifle length for sure.
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