Thread: Barrels

Any good barrels about?

Thinking of selling some of my old rifles and re-barreling a Sako I have here for the purpose. Would be a 6.5

John Herbert had some Criterion prefits

https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....herbert-62411/

I got a Bartlein off Cam at Alpine Precision, thought the price was pretty good,

What Sako action do you have Tussock that your going to rebarrel and what calibre are you looking at?

Mate has a 270 finnlite barrel from an 85. Done bugger all work i believe. @davhope

https://www.truefliteriflebarrels.co.nz/

Get whatever caliber and twist you want
Obviously would be new not used or old stock.

Originally Posted by Seventenths

What Sako action do you have Tussock that your going to rebarrel and what calibre are you looking at?

Sako 75 short action, 6.5x47Lapua

Not looking at another trueflight. The last one was a fluke. It fouled like crazy but shot well dirty.

Happy to pay for a good barrel. Want something decent. Last 6.5x47 on a 75 was superb. This one will be a hunting weight rifle.

Got bored with my ordinary classics as its too hard to trade them now. Back to one rifle to do it all.

The suck is extreme.

Having learned there are no barrels around I am also assured that even if I got a barrel, there are no projectiles.

Where have you looked for projectiles?
Was in our new guncity the other day and they seemed to have quite a selection.

I would get a Bradley or vulcan barrel myself.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Where have you looked for projectiles?
Was in our new guncity the other day and they seemed to have quite a selection.

There are about 50 wanted adds looking for the ones I want in the buy sell section.

Should be able to find something 6.5mm to fire in the interim?

I got a shilen #3 and wouldnt recommend it.
Shoots a well under Moa with no load development and hardly fouls at all but ...
Bore was not central so the muzzle cap can be felt not flush.
Shilen #3 is too heavy for a hunting rifle. Shouldbe #2 or even #1 if you want light weight.
Being off centered im not happy to have it turned down. Will just have to try and shoot it out.

Originally Posted by Bagheera

I got a shilen #3 and wouldnt recommend it.
Shoots a well under Moa with no load development and hardly fouls at all but ...
Bore was not central so the muzzle cap can be felt not flush.
Shilen #3 is too heavy for a hunting rifle. Shouldbe #2 or even #1 if you want light weight.
Being off centered im not happy to have it turned down. Will just have to try and shoot it out.

Surely a good machinist could bring it back to centered while re-contouring.

Had a #3 on a hunting rifle and damn was it heavy. Didn't look heavy.