Thoughts on carbon barrels

[salihaPacalna_]

Are carbon barrels worth it?

 

[rem_fan]

Are carbon barrels worth it?

Your preference makes the decision, hunting is a no brainer..... lighter is better, benchrest ..... heavier is better..... my thoughts

 

[Ninering62]

Your preference makes the decision, hunting is a no brainer..... lighter is better, benchrest ..... heavier is better..... my thoughts

I agree 100% with that. I try to keep my hunting guns between 7-8lbs finished weight, while my benchrest guns run from 13-16lbs

 

[Shooter308]

Had a neighbor who had a carbon barrel on a model 700 custom rifle. He swore by it. It made the gun extremely light. I run a savage apex stainless standard for my deer hunting and Remington 700 SPS and Savage 110 Tactical both with bull barrels for bench shooting.

 

[Lee7588]

Depends on how you shoot. If you shoot with a suppressor and want to keep the weight down, yes carbon wrapped barrels are worth it. If you don't shoot suppressed then no. A pencil contour barrel weighs less than a carbon wrapped barrel. But with a suppressor the carbon makes it stiffer which is ideal when adding weight (suppressor) to the end. Personally I shoot suppressed so I use carbon barrels. If you're considering changing to a carbon fiber barrel, make sure you look at your twist rates to go with the weight of the projectiles that you shoot or want to shoot.