Pre-fit Barrel's

[Kmccord]

Grayboe bottom metals are excellent as well!

Which one have you used the DBM or BDL?

 

[JAYgs8163]

Which one have you used the DBM or BDL?

Both

 

[Kmccord]

Both

What spring follower do you use on the BDL? I did not see anything listed that they come with the spring and follower.

 

[JAYgs8163]

What spring follower do you use on the BDL? I did not see anything listed that they come with the spring and follower.

The only one I did was in a 7mmWSM in that style and I used a Wyatts set up. That will depend on caliber you build. They're mostly all universal but the WSM is a little unique.

 

[7magcreedmoor]

I have a bunch of PacNor savage prefits, and 1 Preferred Barrel Blanks shouldered prefit that I put on my first ZAI Origin. Liked that action so much I just pulled one of my old savages apart and put the PacNor 280AI bbl on my second Origin. None have disappointed me.

 

[Rob01]

They do great work for sure but they take a long time. My Prefit barrel took over 9 months to get and then it was chambered wrong. I ordered a 6.5 Creedmoor Rockcreek M24 contour for my ARC Nucleus. What I got was that contour but chamber was cut for a 6mm Creedmoor. All said and done it was over 12 months for my barrel. At that time I was not installing my own barrels and it cost me extra Smith fees. This was about 5 years ago but my experience was not a good one. I will give them a A+ for the work but not so much for delivering it on time. Anyways…. They do make a good barrel.

That definitely sucks and I wouldn;t have been happy either but having dealt with getting prefits over the past two years they have sped up and I got what I should have.

 

[Greyfox]

I started using pre/fit(Criterion) barrels a few years ago in Savage and Bighorn actions for both my PRS competition and LRH rifles. I have been able to achieve performance equivalent to my best custom barrels. With the proper tools, fitment is fast and easy. My 6.5x47L PRS rifle, and 6.5x284 LRH rifle.

 

[JMW67]

Some of the fastest prefits I have gotten is from BUGHOLES and they keep a large inventory of blanks from major barrel makers to choose from

 

[PatriotHenry]

How do you like those Grayboe stocks? I have been looking at them for awhile now, I believe they are built by a son of McMillan. I notice they mention no glass bedding required using there stocks, I have a Bergara B14 HMR, that stock has a built in mini chassis, does the Grayboe have the same thing? What I like about the Grayboe is the flat level bottom rear of the stock, it would slide better on a rear bag. I have a McMillan A3 Sporter in my 28 Nosler I had built, it is not adjustable and that bottom rear of the stock slides the muzzle upwards on recoil with a rear bag, I have to make sure I have a better load on it when shooting versus my Bergara.

Grayboe builds most of the Bergara stocks to the best of my knowledge. I have a Grayboe Phoenix and love it.

 

[cajun]

I started using pre/fit(Criterion) barrels a few years ago in Savage and Bighorn actions for both my PRS competition and LRH rifles. I have been able to achieve performance equivalent to my best custom barrels. With the proper tools, fitment is fast and easy. My 6.5x47L PRS rifle, and 6.5x284 LRH rifle.

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So is the bighorn a shouldered prefit or uses a nut like the savage? Which bighorn action?

 

[Greyfox]

So is the bighorn a shouldered prefit or uses a nut like the savage? Which bighorn action?

I have the Bighorn TL3. It has the small shank Savage thread that can be either shouldered, or used with a the Savage/nut Pre-fits. The TL3 has an integrated/machined recoil lug. The SL3 is the similar except it is machined to accept the Remington magazine box. I use the Criterion Savage nut Pre-fit. The three barrels I have acquired deliver exceptional accuracy and consistency. I like using the nut setting my head space to exactly match previous or other my other rifles(of the same cartridge) die/headspace dimensions. It takes me less then 20 minutes to install a barrel……. without the cost and wait time…

 

[JAYgs8163]

How do you like those Grayboe stocks? I have been looking at them for awhile now, I believe they are built by a son of McMillan. I notice they mention no glass bedding required using there stocks, I have a Bergara B14 HMR, that stock has a built in mini chassis, does the Grayboe have the same thing? What I like about the Grayboe is the flat level bottom rear of the stock, it would slide better on a rear bag. I have a McMillan A3 Sporter in my 28 Nosler I had built, it is not adjustable and that bottom rear of the stock slides the muzzle upwards on recoil with a rear bag, I have to make sure I have a better load on it when shooting versus my Bergara.

Grayboe has 20% off the next few days! FYI

 

[Greyfox]

These are the two rifles mentioned in my prior post using Criterion Pre-Fits with a nut. Both stocks are MPA, Competition and Lightweight Hunting Chassis'. Both set-ups deliver benchrest grade accuracy.

 

[Kmccord]

These are the two rifles mentioned in my prior post using Criterion Pre-Fits with a nut. Both stocks are MPA, Competition and Lightweight Hunting Chassis'. Both set-ups deliver benchrest grade accuracy. View attachment 313976View attachment 313977
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Very nice rifles!