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22-250 re-barrel
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Have a word with James of JagerSA .
I went through the re-barrelling phase on here and was quoted sums of £1k+ but when I got an offer of well below that sum I was told the barrel being used is crap etc etc.
It turned up cera-coated, threaded and with an invisible thread protector all inclusive.
Regardless of all the doom and gloom spouted by the other Smiths on here the barrel turned out to be perfect and has been accounting for foxes with no trouble at all.
The barrel fitted was a Bergara, not heard of much at that time but now are proving as popular and as good as any other.
I went through the re-barrelling phase on here and was quoted sums of £1k+ but when I got an offer of well below that sum I was told the barrel being used is crap etc etc.
It turned up cera-coated, threaded and with an invisible thread protector all inclusive.
Regardless of all the doom and gloom spouted by the other Smiths on here the barrel turned out to be perfect and has been accounting for foxes with no trouble at all.
The barrel fitted was a Bergara, not heard of much at that time but now are proving as popular and as good as any other.
, last one i went 1-12 as i have a good stock of 53grn Vmax (loves them), it will still shoot all others in the usual weight range up to 60grn very well.
Greenmist
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James does good work, he's done two for me and currently doing my third, he is however a pain in the arse with regards to timing
jthyttin
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Was going to suggest to OP, go for bit tighter (than 1-14") to be able to use 53gr Vmax and (Nosler) Varmageddon.
If future proofing, I'd say go 1-9" since it's the recommended twist for 55gr TTSX (and other similar designs). Barnes seems to have changed the recommendation to 1-10" very recently, but 1-9" and 1-12" are "standard" twists in 22cal and 1-10" is not. 55gr gives almost 20% boost in BC, compared to 50gr TTSX. Yes the 55gr might stabilize in 1-12" but if you want to shoot anything edible you really don't want marginally stable bullet.
I have a remmy 700 on its 3rd barrel in 22.250 mine was just for foxes etc out to 300m. The last two barrels have been 1-12 twist & did 50g to 64g Berger in .2 groups. I shot 53g v-max now with RS52 in a 21” barrel again in .2 looking at around £1000 my bit more pending barrel. Had a trueflite it was unreal & now a Kreiger & it’s very good also cleans easy & dose not loose zero with cleaning.
Now it’s called 22 Creed.
MAXLISTER1987
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Is a sporter barrel an option to consider or is the carbon option lighter again
I’d check with your smith, but I’d imagine the carbon would definitely be lighter
Might be to fat for the stock and getting one to the right length, twist rate and shank diameter might be a challenge. They are a lot more constrained than a stainless barrel that can be cut to any lenght and the profile adjusted to suit the action dimensions.
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Looks like this is the only option from Proof research. Its very thick, lots of moderators will struggle to fit on it. Even a varmint stock would require the inlet adjusting. And its going to be north of £1500 fitted.
dropmdead
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Have a look at IBI barrels from Canada.
You can buy direct.
internationalbarrels.com
You can buy direct.
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dropmdead
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If he's a full time gun plumber, he's obviously got enough on to deal with.
If you are on rifle number 3, I'm sure others are in the same position - going back for more.
I would like to think all the other full time plumbers are in a similar position.
Greenmist
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Raising awareness rather than criticism, I have absolutely no issue with the end product
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