Champion barrels for $89, any good?
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I just bought a stainless bull ER Shaw from Midway for $129. I have had it out once. I tried 5 different mid price level rounds through it. Since I was just breaking the rifle in and getting a feel for what it could do I fired 5 shot groups at 50 yards. Everything went under an inch and with Norma Match, it went under 1/2 inch.
Does a 16" Target Barrel make sense?
I'm not a bench rest shooter and don't really plan to do competitions. Range & Plinking maybe to 100 yards
But I want to do some upgrades to maximize accuracy.
Starting with a stock Carbine (Stainless)
First thing I plan is a trigger job, and after that some cleaning and polishing of inside receiver etc, considering a new barrel - so my questions:
1) Given my range / plinking shooting, does upgrading the barrel really make sense - will it improve accuracy enough to matter for my purposes.
2) If so, thinking I want a 16" Stainless target barrel - keeping it short as possible to minimize weight. I also have a longer LOP, so thinking 20" just puts too much weight out there to hold comfortably.
3)Lots of good $80 - $130 options for 18" Stainless barrels out there now, but don't see any deals on a 16". Will the 1" - 1.5" matter that much? Should i just grab a good deal now on 18" or am I missing a 16" option?
BY THE WAY - New York State means it has to be a non-threaded option.
Thanks,
jam
I'm not a bench rest shooter and don't really plan to do competitions. Range & Plinking maybe to 100 yards
But I want to do some upgrades to maximize accuracy.
Starting with a stock Carbine (Stainless)
First thing I plan is a trigger job, and after that some cleaning and polishing of inside receiver etc, considering a new barrel - so my questions:
1) Given my range / plinking shooting, does upgrading the barrel really make sense - will it improve accuracy enough to matter for my purposes.
2) If so, thinking I want a 16" Stainless target barrel - keeping it short as possible to minimize weight. I also have a longer LOP, so thinking 20" just puts too much weight out there to hold comfortably.
3)Lots of good $80 - $130 options for 18" Stainless barrels out there now, but don't see any deals on a 16". Will the 1" - 1.5" matter that much? Should i just grab a good deal now on 18" or am I missing a 16" option?
BY THE WAY - New York State means it has to be a non-threaded option.
Thanks,
jam
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Champion? I know nothing about that barrel... ER Shaw's I have some input.. not as good as GM's IMO and I have owned 3.. 1 however I sent to Que when he was re-chambering and it does shoot MOAish with decent ammo... ALL my herd of KID/KIDD barrels shoot sub-MOA and with a variety of ammo and always very consistent.... no need for high end ammo with KID barrels unless you intend to compete.
Pay more worry less... I have never regretted paying for anything with a KID/KIDD label.I ended up getting a GM 20" fluted stainless. Couldn't afford the Kidd and got a great deal on the GM, so that's what I'm going with. I think it will be fine for my purposes.Champion? I know nothing about that barrel... ER Shaw's I have some input.. not as good as GM's IMO and I have owned 3.. 1 however I sent to Que when he was re-chambering and it does shoot MOAish with decent ammo... ALL my herd of KID/KIDD barrels shoot sub-MOA and with a variety of ammo and always very consistent.... no need for high end ammo with KID barrels unless you intend to compete.
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That should tickle your fancy. GM for the money makes a barrel very close to Kidd. And for the money that is saying something. I have 5 Kidd and 4 GM. And I have ownned 2 more GM.
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How do you attach your silencer?. . .
BY THE WAY - New York State means it has to be a non-threaded option.
Thanks,
jam
Exactly - In NY you can't. It's even better, no 'thumb-hole' stocks either.How do you attach your silencer?
I'm also going to go the GM route, 16" Stainless per ILIKE1022's suggestion. That gives me what I want, a bit more than I wanted to spend, but I think this is one place it makes sense to do that.
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Next they'll require you to have your thumbs removed in order to own a 10/22...
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good one....
The equivalent of "gelded"...
The GM 16" Fluted Stainless arrived today, but I still don't have anything to attach it to. Hope in the next week to pick up a receiver/bolt/trigger group assembly, then stock & scope.
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I have 3 of those 16.5" fluted blued barrels and all shoot exceptionally well. All love CCI sv and SK Pistol Match.
Off to Walmart for some CCI sv....
Thanks, appreciate all the suggestions I get here - I like that folks have facts behind the opinions. My wallet however, is really not liking how much time i've been spending on this forum!Here ya go.
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You can't be sure unless you've asked. It could be that you're wallet has been feeling a little bloated, and it happy it's shedding that extra weight.Thanks, appreciate all the suggestions I get here - I like that folks have facts behind the opinions. My wallet however, is really not liking how much time i've been spending on this forum!
PS. My suggestion is to not let anyone hear you talking to your wallet. It's bad enough if they know you're on RFC every waking moment. :coco:
CCI Standard Velocity
When I search for CCI Standard Velocity I get some different hits. Their #0032 seems to be the ones you are talking about, but I also find #0035 that seem the same, and they don't show up on CCI site?
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