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Posted: 8/4/2007 9:30:23 PM EDT
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I’m going for a 200-250 yard rifle thinking of going with a Vltor MUR upper and Krieger 24 inch barrel 1/9 twist. And I don’t know what lower yet How are Krieger barrels for accuracy and longevity? How bout a good lower was thinking Mega or POF. Comments and 1st hand experience with these parts would be great thanks |
1st off,  welcome to the sitenext, read around (esp the tacked threads) and use your "search" features--there are many topics/.opions that are out there FWIW: Krieger makes great bbls; other options: WOA, Noveski, Laijia (?), and the more common Wilson match bbls are others to look at choose the lower that is spec (Megas are nice for the price imo) and go w/ it; i'd put my money in the quality match bbl, trigger (match/2-stage--RRA or WOA for the price, KAC, Giessel if you have the $$$s), and ammo (handloads, Black hills, hornady, etc) that fits your particular bbl and optics if you plan on using em a FF tube, and fitting stock and bolt might help also also, i dont know what avg gr weight you plan on using, but if you plan on using the heavier/longer bullets, i'd look into a 1-8 or 1-7 twist |
Check here for prices on the Krieger match barrel (Varmatch) and everything else Krieger. .............krieger barrels - prices and contours |
yes its nice for making the bbl lighter, and usually more forward balanced; h/w, some prefer full contours for target/ranged rigs oh, i forgot, SS/CM bbls tend to have ~ 1/2 the "life" of a Chrome lined bbl; h/w, SS/CM will generally provide the most accuracy potential (depends on quality also) generally, the higher vol of shooting/rapid firing will decrease bbl life/increase wear |
this FAQ might provide some idea basically, it will vary; h/w, CL bbls tend to last up to twice the # of rnds (up to 20K vs 10K for CM/SS), HOWEVER, it depends on how the bbl is used/abused AND to what accuracy you want and expect....some SS match bbls will begin accuracy results after a few K through em-YMMV |
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