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[mkcj]

Deadlift, have you built any 26 Noslers yet? what's a good guess on barrel life with that round.

[yorketransport]

What would the expected barrel life be for a moderately loaded 300 rum (215 bergers at 2950)? Can you answer for a remington sendero factpry barrel and also a benchmark?

For the record, I smoked my 300 RUM Striker in about 1200 rounds. It had a good life........

For Chris, what are your thoughts on the different rifling styles (3 groove, 5R, polygonal, gain twist, ratchet, etc...) from a barrel maker's perspective? I'm sure that you've heard feedback from a variety of people on the subject, I curious what your take is.

Andrew

[aer212]

Chris, how about telling us about nitriding a barrel? Do you recommend it with your barrels? Advantages and disadvantages? Where can we get it done?

[jasnt]

Tagging along

[deadlift]

Nitriding is a liquid bath immersion at roughly 950F that hardens the surface with minimal "growth"on the treated part. Since it is an immersion you get the benefit of bore and surface treatment. This toughening is supposed to get you more barrel life as well as slicking the treated parts. But here are the kickers, it will decrease the rust resistance of stainless steel, increase the rust resistance of chromoly and we will only send it out if the barrel has under 5 rds through it. The reason is once the bore is firecracked that solution raises the edges and can cause flaking of the bore (really bad!). But this is just our protocol and we do this as we've seen what happens when this is NOT followed. My opinion is to do it on really tight custom actions but I'm too impatient to do it on my own barrels, sometimes rifle ADD is bad 
Chris
Benchmark Barrels   

[deadlift]

What would benchmark charge to cut my remington 700 LR 26 inch barrel down to 24 inches, re-crown, and thread on a brake?  I need to get this done this spring.

You will be at $265 for that work.
Thanks!
Chris
Benchmark

[WoodlandShooter]

Benchmark barreled .243

1/7.75 twist

what chassis is that??

[yorketransport]

Benchmark barreled .243

1/7.75 twist

what chassis is that??

It's the Killer Innovations/Mega chassis which was just announced at SHOT show.

Andrew

[kbrowne14]

Thanks for the reply Chris, would that $265 include the Brake as well?

[kbrowne14]

Sorry, I have one more question about the muzzle brake.  What is the estimated time frame for completion?  I am very serious about doing it, and I would like it done by a certain time this year, no rush, I just want to know when I should bring it up to you guys if I want it done by this spring.  Is it a week, a month, 2 months, I am patient, I just want to know what to expect.

On a side note, I think that this is a great idea.  I think I know a fair amount about shooting guns, but I have no experience in gunsmithing outside of building AR's.  The only information I know about precision gunsmithing is based on what I read on the internet.  I have learned to filter a lot of what I read... I am the guy that scours forum threads around the internet to learn about something.  It will be really nice to be able to ask questions when I have them and know that the person behind the computer on the other side knows what he is talking about.

You guys will be getting my business in the near future.

Kevin

[Bob33]

What is the weight of the lightest rifle in a big game caliber you could produce that could consistently produce sub MOA accuracy for three shot groups?

[dibbs]

Chris is good people, and Benchmark makes a great barrel and their work is OUTSTANDING.  Benchmark strongly supports shooting sports, and a number of the top Tactical shooters in the NW as well as other areas are running Benchmark Barrels.  Give them your business, they're local to WA residents, and I believe you will be very happy with the results!

[Biggerhammer]

Chris is good people, and Benchmark makes a great barrel and their work is OUTSTANDING.  Benchmark strongly supports shooting sports, and a number of the top Tactical shooters in the NW as well as other areas are running Benchmark Barrels.  Give them your business, they're local to WA residents, and I believe you will be very happy with the results!

Exellent post, I second that opinion. 

[WoodlandShooter]

X3

[deadlift]

Thanks guys, your feedback is very much appreciated!
The lightest barrel for accuracy is a loaded question, I will need to know how heavy you want the rifle, what caliber is it gonna be in and the barrel length. Fluted or no fluting? There's lots of variables with that, but I can help if you need it.
Thanks,
 Chris
Benchmark