I recently purchased a Ruger Precision Rifle in 6 Creedmoor. My plan was to use it for long range woodchuck and coyote/fox hunting.
First thing I thought of before I purchased it was the weight of the gun being that it was made for bench rest shooting. I went to the Firing Pin in Bergen, NY to see if they had one in stock. They did have one but it was the 308 model with a 20 inch barrel. So I asked to see it to test the weight and to see if it would bother me carrying it around. It didnt bother me. So I said what the hell, what could another 4 inches of barrel do to the weight,,,,didnt figure it would add much more weight.
So I ordered the gun from Brownells. Gun came in and I took it home. When I got home I put a sling on it and put it over my shoulder and walked around the basement with it. Im far from being a weak person but I am only 5' 6" tall. So the feeling I got told me this gun was probably going to be to bulky lengthwise and could be to heavy to carry comfortably around the fields.
I took the gun with me to Buffalo to a forum members house who I met for the first time. I wanted to see how he reloaded his ammunition for it being that he loaded for bench rest shooting by measuring his guns throat to get proper length of bullets, by using bushings in his dies to size the inside of the case necks to get what he considered to be the proper tension on the bullet. Then we went down to his range and sighted my gun in. Ive never reloaded like this before being Ive only reloaded for AR's.
The following week I decided to take the gun out chuck hunting. While walking around the fields and at times wanting to pull the gun up to my shoulder for short range kills,,,,I wasnt happy with the weight. I had a Vanguard tripod that I brought with me for longer shots but using it with this heavy gun didnt make me feel all warm and fuzzy because I couldnt keep it stable with the V on the top of the tripod.
So a couple of more days go by and I decided to grab the camera tripod I had in the basement and mount the quick release part to the gun so that the gun could be quickly and easily mounted to the tripod. Did all this and went out hunting again. It worked better but I was still not happy. I came to the conclusion that I would either have to sell the gun or figure out a way to make it lighter.
I came across a sight on the net when looking for lighter barrels called BSFbarrels.com. They made precision barrels for my RPR in 308 and 6.5 Creedmoor. I wrote them and asked them if they could make a 6 Creedmoor and they said sure but it would take 2 to 3 weeks. I said ok and ordered one.
It ended up taking 2 months to get the barrel but I purchased and received a 20 inch fluted, carbon wrapped barrel similar to proof research barrels but slightly cheaper and wrapped in a different way that is suppose to prevent less heat when shooting. Barrel ended up costing me $650 shipped with the extra cost of fluting and the cost of shipping.
Yesterday was the first day I took it out to sight it in and so far I'm seriously impressed. I'm impressed with the weight and the freaking accuracy of the barrel. Its like night and day now when it comes to weight and accuracy. I'm shooting the same exact rounds I shot with the other barrel and it seems so much more accurate.
So a million dollars later,,,,I now have the rifle I wanted. $950 for the gun and $650 for the barrel. Plus I have the original barrel that only has 40 rounds through it and will use it if I ever decide I want just a bench gun.
If you ever want a sweet barrel for a AR or certain types of bolt guns these guys might be who you are looking for.
https://www.bsfbarrels.com/
If you want to build a accurate AR and use a longer barrel and worry about weight at all,,,I would for sure consider looking at these guys. Almost all my AR's have Lilja barrels on them because I wanted them to be accurate. I would of bought these instead knowing what I know now.
They gave me no deals and fucked me on the length of time it took to make the barrel,,,,so I'm not promoting them for any other reason then I really like the barrel.
First thing I thought of before I purchased it was the weight of the gun being that it was made for bench rest shooting. I went to the Firing Pin in Bergen, NY to see if they had one in stock. They did have one but it was the 308 model with a 20 inch barrel. So I asked to see it to test the weight and to see if it would bother me carrying it around. It didnt bother me. So I said what the hell, what could another 4 inches of barrel do to the weight,,,,didnt figure it would add much more weight.
So I ordered the gun from Brownells. Gun came in and I took it home. When I got home I put a sling on it and put it over my shoulder and walked around the basement with it. Im far from being a weak person but I am only 5' 6" tall. So the feeling I got told me this gun was probably going to be to bulky lengthwise and could be to heavy to carry comfortably around the fields.
I took the gun with me to Buffalo to a forum members house who I met for the first time. I wanted to see how he reloaded his ammunition for it being that he loaded for bench rest shooting by measuring his guns throat to get proper length of bullets, by using bushings in his dies to size the inside of the case necks to get what he considered to be the proper tension on the bullet. Then we went down to his range and sighted my gun in. Ive never reloaded like this before being Ive only reloaded for AR's.
The following week I decided to take the gun out chuck hunting. While walking around the fields and at times wanting to pull the gun up to my shoulder for short range kills,,,,I wasnt happy with the weight. I had a Vanguard tripod that I brought with me for longer shots but using it with this heavy gun didnt make me feel all warm and fuzzy because I couldnt keep it stable with the V on the top of the tripod.
So a couple of more days go by and I decided to grab the camera tripod I had in the basement and mount the quick release part to the gun so that the gun could be quickly and easily mounted to the tripod. Did all this and went out hunting again. It worked better but I was still not happy. I came to the conclusion that I would either have to sell the gun or figure out a way to make it lighter.
I came across a sight on the net when looking for lighter barrels called BSFbarrels.com. They made precision barrels for my RPR in 308 and 6.5 Creedmoor. I wrote them and asked them if they could make a 6 Creedmoor and they said sure but it would take 2 to 3 weeks. I said ok and ordered one.
It ended up taking 2 months to get the barrel but I purchased and received a 20 inch fluted, carbon wrapped barrel similar to proof research barrels but slightly cheaper and wrapped in a different way that is suppose to prevent less heat when shooting. Barrel ended up costing me $650 shipped with the extra cost of fluting and the cost of shipping.
Yesterday was the first day I took it out to sight it in and so far I'm seriously impressed. I'm impressed with the weight and the freaking accuracy of the barrel. Its like night and day now when it comes to weight and accuracy. I'm shooting the same exact rounds I shot with the other barrel and it seems so much more accurate.
So a million dollars later,,,,I now have the rifle I wanted. $950 for the gun and $650 for the barrel. Plus I have the original barrel that only has 40 rounds through it and will use it if I ever decide I want just a bench gun.
If you ever want a sweet barrel for a AR or certain types of bolt guns these guys might be who you are looking for.
https://www.bsfbarrels.com/
If you want to build a accurate AR and use a longer barrel and worry about weight at all,,,I would for sure consider looking at these guys. Almost all my AR's have Lilja barrels on them because I wanted them to be accurate. I would of bought these instead knowing what I know now.
They gave me no deals and fucked me on the length of time it took to make the barrel,,,,so I'm not promoting them for any other reason then I really like the barrel.
