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<blockquote data-quote="ART W" data-source="post: 1062116" data-attributes="member: 989"><p>I HAVE A 308 AND 300 RUM WITH AN ABS BARRELS ON THEM. ABS WAS THE PARENT COMPANY THAT WRAPPED BARRELS WITH CARBON FIBER. PROOF RESEARCHBOUGHT THEM OUT. ABS USED ROCKCREEK BARRELS BEFORE THEY WERE WRAPPED WITH CARBON FIBER. ABS MAY HAVE USED OTHER BARRELS BUT I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY.</p><p>MY SON HAS A 5.56 mm/223 ON AN M-4 THAT WAS ALSO DONE BY ABS WITH A ROCKCREEK BARREL. I HAVE HAD REALLY GOOD RESULTS WITH THESE BARRELS ON 308 AND 300 RUM. BOTH OF THESE GUNS ARE BUILT REMINGTON 700 ACTIONS. THEY ARE VERY ACCURATE. BEST GROUPS WITH THE 308 WAS A MEASURED .182 FOR A 3 SHOT GROUP AT 100YDS. THIS WAS DONE SHORTLY AFTER IT WAS BROKEN IN. I ACTUALLY BELIEVE IT WOULD SHOOT BETTER NOW AS MORE ROUNDS HAVE BEEN THROUGH IT SINCE . THE LOAD I USED COULD POSSIBLY BE IMPROVED UPON AS IT WAS DONE WITH A 150 GRAIN HORNADY SST AND RL-15. I WAS MAKING A HUNTING LOAD FOR DEER. THE 300 RUM IS SHOOTING THE 210 GRAIN BERGER VLD AT 3100 FPS WITH H-870. ITS 3 SHOT GROUP AT 100YDS MEASURES .340 FIRED AT 100YDS. BOTH GUNS WERE BUILT BY EXCELLENT GUNSMITHS, BRUCE DOW FOR THE .308 AND TODD BETTIN FOR THE 300 RUM. </p><p></p><p>MY SONS AND I HAVE THREE OTHER RIFLES WITH ROCKCREEK BARRELS.THESE BARRELS ARE NOT CARBON FIBER WRAPPED. A 6.5/284, ON AN FN ACTION, A 30-06 ACKELY IMPROVED ON A SAKO L61R ACTION AND AN 8MM MAUSER ON A GERMAN/CZECH MADE 98 ACTION. THE 8MM WAS DONE LAST MONTH SO IT IS STILL BEING BROKEN IN. </p><p>I DONT HAVE ANY DOPE ON THE 6.5 BUT IT WILL GO MOA WITH NOSLER 125 PARTITIONS, 160 WOODLEIGHS AND THE BLACK HILLS 142 SIERRA MATCH KING FACTORY LOADS.</p><p></p><p>THE SAKO 30-06 AI HAS FIRED A FIVE SHOT GROUP AT 200YDS THAT MEASURED UNDER AN INCH USING SIERRA 155 PALMA MATCH BULLETS AT CLOSE TO 3100 FPS +.</p><p></p><p> WE HAVE A KRIEGER BARREL ON ANOTHER 30-06 ACKLEY IMPROVED BUILT ON A REMINGTON 700 AND SHOOTS VERY WELL TOO, BUT WE HAVE NOT COMPARED IT WITH SAME LOADS TO THE SAKO/ROCKCREEK COMBINATION FOR ACCURACY. I AM SURE IT WOULD SHOOT AS WELL THOUGH.</p><p></p><p>I HAVE HAD MORE EXPERIENCE WITH ROCKCREEK THAN ANY OTHER CUSTOM BARREL SO MY OPINION IS A BIT BIASED, BUT I CAN'T COMPLAIN ABOUT ANY ROCKCREEK BARREL OR THE ABS WRAPPED ONES.</p><p>THE ADVANTAGE WITH WRAPPED BARRELS IS BOTH STIFFNESS AND WEIGHT REDUCTION.HUNTING UP HIGH IN MONTANA WITH 300 RUM IS NOT THAT DIFFICULT AND AFTER LUGGING ANY GUN AROUND FOR 8-10 HOURS THEY ALL GET HEAVY SO ANY WEIGHT SAVINGS ARE APPRECIATED.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ART W, post: 1062116, member: 989"] I HAVE A 308 AND 300 RUM WITH AN ABS BARRELS ON THEM. ABS WAS THE PARENT COMPANY THAT WRAPPED BARRELS WITH CARBON FIBER. PROOF RESEARCHBOUGHT THEM OUT. ABS USED ROCKCREEK BARRELS BEFORE THEY WERE WRAPPED WITH CARBON FIBER. ABS MAY HAVE USED OTHER BARRELS BUT I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY. MY SON HAS A 5.56 mm/223 ON AN M-4 THAT WAS ALSO DONE BY ABS WITH A ROCKCREEK BARREL. I HAVE HAD REALLY GOOD RESULTS WITH THESE BARRELS ON 308 AND 300 RUM. BOTH OF THESE GUNS ARE BUILT REMINGTON 700 ACTIONS. THEY ARE VERY ACCURATE. BEST GROUPS WITH THE 308 WAS A MEASURED .182 FOR A 3 SHOT GROUP AT 100YDS. THIS WAS DONE SHORTLY AFTER IT WAS BROKEN IN. I ACTUALLY BELIEVE IT WOULD SHOOT BETTER NOW AS MORE ROUNDS HAVE BEEN THROUGH IT SINCE . THE LOAD I USED COULD POSSIBLY BE IMPROVED UPON AS IT WAS DONE WITH A 150 GRAIN HORNADY SST AND RL-15. I WAS MAKING A HUNTING LOAD FOR DEER. THE 300 RUM IS SHOOTING THE 210 GRAIN BERGER VLD AT 3100 FPS WITH H-870. ITS 3 SHOT GROUP AT 100YDS MEASURES .340 FIRED AT 100YDS. BOTH GUNS WERE BUILT BY EXCELLENT GUNSMITHS, BRUCE DOW FOR THE .308 AND TODD BETTIN FOR THE 300 RUM. MY SONS AND I HAVE THREE OTHER RIFLES WITH ROCKCREEK BARRELS.THESE BARRELS ARE NOT CARBON FIBER WRAPPED. A 6.5/284, ON AN FN ACTION, A 30-06 ACKELY IMPROVED ON A SAKO L61R ACTION AND AN 8MM MAUSER ON A GERMAN/CZECH MADE 98 ACTION. THE 8MM WAS DONE LAST MONTH SO IT IS STILL BEING BROKEN IN. I DONT HAVE ANY DOPE ON THE 6.5 BUT IT WILL GO MOA WITH NOSLER 125 PARTITIONS, 160 WOODLEIGHS AND THE BLACK HILLS 142 SIERRA MATCH KING FACTORY LOADS. THE SAKO 30-06 AI HAS FIRED A FIVE SHOT GROUP AT 200YDS THAT MEASURED UNDER AN INCH USING SIERRA 155 PALMA MATCH BULLETS AT CLOSE TO 3100 FPS +. WE HAVE A KRIEGER BARREL ON ANOTHER 30-06 ACKLEY IMPROVED BUILT ON A REMINGTON 700 AND SHOOTS VERY WELL TOO, BUT WE HAVE NOT COMPARED IT WITH SAME LOADS TO THE SAKO/ROCKCREEK COMBINATION FOR ACCURACY. I AM SURE IT WOULD SHOOT AS WELL THOUGH. I HAVE HAD MORE EXPERIENCE WITH ROCKCREEK THAN ANY OTHER CUSTOM BARREL SO MY OPINION IS A BIT BIASED, BUT I CAN'T COMPLAIN ABOUT ANY ROCKCREEK BARREL OR THE ABS WRAPPED ONES. THE ADVANTAGE WITH WRAPPED BARRELS IS BOTH STIFFNESS AND WEIGHT REDUCTION.HUNTING UP HIGH IN MONTANA WITH 300 RUM IS NOT THAT DIFFICULT AND AFTER LUGGING ANY GUN AROUND FOR 8-10 HOURS THEY ALL GET HEAVY SO ANY WEIGHT SAVINGS ARE APPRECIATED. [/QUOTE]
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