Nobody shoots that bg a dia. But they are notoriously harder to tune, should you mount a tuner.
your best bet is not to have a pre determined lenght but to make sure, within that range, it gets cut at the tightest point in the blank.

 

A lot of people shoot barrels that heavy in PRS matches. It's very popular to have a straight contour barrel of 1.2" or 1.25" in the 22-24" length.

But as the OP just mentioned the whole rifle, not just the barrel, is how it has to be set up to balance. I have a 22" MTU in a Manners TCS that balances perfectly and also an 18" Kukri that was in a Manners PRS2 stock and it balanced also. Comes down to the whole set up. Foundation stocks are heavier in the rear but you could add weight in the front also. Comes down to how heavy you want the rifle. Mine with the 22" is about 19 pounds with everything.

 

That’ll be a very heavy rifle when completed. One source has the barrel weight alone at 8lbs.

 

Yeah, I’m anticipating it will be around 23 pounds with stock and scope. Balancing is very important and requires either adding barrel weight or weight to the stock.

 

Buddy of mine just did that. 1.25" straight Krieger, cut at 25" (tightest spot in bore), on a Vudoo action, Leupold Mark 3HD scope and KRS chassis (lightest he could find). With bipod attached came in at 18 lbs and balances just forward of mag well.

 

Mine will be in a foundation stock. They are a little heavy in the rear making them harder to balance.

 

The thread was started in the BR section. So it's kind of understandable why TRSR8 said nobody shoots countours that heavy. It has nothing to do with weight. It has do with the barrels being tunable. People used to shoot barrels that heavy but moved to contours that respond to tuning better.

I've shot some PRS and I get the whole balance thing. However, at least for me, balance is second to accuracy. If I was going to do another PRS build I'd want to use a tuner and I'd use a barrel that was .900-.920 dia and have it cut and crowned on a tight spot. Hopefully around 24" long. If it's nose heavy I'd add weight to the stock. Weight should be just about right. Heavy enough to provide stability off a barrier yet light enough to be able to move around easy enough and shoot offhand if a stage calls for it

 

Moving to PRS section but I'll leave a link in the BR area. Best of both worlds

 

I specifically posted this in the BR section instead of the PRS section because I know the guys that shoot BR are the most extreme accuracy oriented. Hope that was ok.

I was hoping some older/wiser gentleman that have shot BR for 50 years and used every combination of barrel length could chime in and say something like “I’ve had 10, 24 inch barrels and none of them would shoot as good as my 25 inch barrels”. I didn’t know if there is some barrel length that people stay away from in the 24-26 inch range that is typically known not to produce good results. Any length in the 24 to 26 inch range would fit my need.

 

It is the BR but he did say 22 PRS. Sorry if I hurt the BR guy's feelings. LOL

Some still use a tapered barrel you mentioned and not all are the straights but there are more and more straight tapers and they are all plenty accurate for PRS matches when using the right ammo. It all comes down to what works for the shooter.

 

What made you think anyone's feelings were hurt?

Any taper would be near the receiver

 

It was a joke.

Taper I meant something like a Kukri or MTU versus the straight.

 

I think most prs barrels are threaded aren’t they ? So they’d use a ecs type turner compared to a clamp on type not sure if that helps or hurts tubeability lol ps seems most the prs YouTube guys use 20 to 22 inch barrels

 

A good deal are threaded. People put ATS tuners and some just like running brakes on them too. A lot of the straight tapers aren't threaded unless a tuner is used but the lighter contours arewith or without tuner. My 22" MTU is threaded 5/8-24 and my 18" Kukri is 1/2-28.

 

But the difference is PRS is not BR. You don’t need a .1 rifle to win matches. You can win with a .5 rifle that you can run through props and make hits in 90-120 seconds for 10-12 shots. Accuracy is never a bad thing but when shooting a specific sport you want to look at that sport and ask those people what they run in that sport and why. Asking guys who shoot a different sport how to set up the rifle might not work out as well 😉

And yes the heavier barrels are harder to tune but a lot of guys shoot them just fine without tuners. Comes down to the end user if he wants to run a tuner or not.

 

Very valid points concerning PRS.

If I were building a 1.25" straight cylinder barrel, I wouldn't be considering a barrel tuner or threading the muzzle.

These are things the OP will have to decide for himself.

 

I read the original post and understood the intent. I moved it to the PRS section but left a permanent hyperlink in the BR section. So it's visible in both

 

I’ve been back in forth on threading it for a EC V2 tuner. I’ve talked to the gunsmith I’m going to use. He sees a tuner making the groups more round on a 1.25 barrel but it’s nothing like the difference it makes on a .900 barrel. He doesn’t use one on his personal 22 PRS rifle.

 

I like round groups!!

If you have confidence in him, I think your gunsmith would be a very good person to rely on for recommendations.

 

I just had Vudoo build me a 360. I intend to shoot PRS with it, some bench rested long range silhouette shooting, and possibly may try ARA benchrest. I love to shoot tiny groups that aren't necessary in PRS. I have a 26" x .90" diameter unthreaded Shilen barrel (RO contour). It is sub MOA from the 50 - 200 yards that I have shot. I may try a tuner down the road if I start to enjoy ARA benchrest. My rifle has a KRG Bravo with a spigot. This rifle balances well in front of the mag well and only weighs 13.8#s. That is heavy enough for my old body to move with in PRS