Bull Barrel vs Light Weight Barrel

The pictures of Idaho and NC put it in perspective. I'm 63 and don't mind the weight of a heavy barrel. OH is pretty flat and my hunting doesn't involve walking more then 5 miles a day. But I'm not walking up and down mountains either.

I have to admit ground hog hunting in OH has been a lot of fun for me. The areas I used to hunt were meadows as far as the eye could see. The shots were close, medium and long. The only walking involved was picking up the kill.

The area I hunt now isn't meadows as far as the eye can see but still not a lot of walking.
 
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All I have seen in this topic are little mole hills. Come to CA for or CO for some mountains!

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Marmot hunting the hike starts at 11,000 feet or more! Look there is the little devil on that rock.
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here I was calling predators and camp is 10,300 ft. Nice fox came in but let it walk as they are rare.
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This areas is called coyote flat. The flat is 10,000 and those peaks are well over 13,000 and that is Palisade glacier on the peaks, largest glacier in CA. Good grouse hunting up here no wonder my shotgun is 5lbs 10oz.
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No wonder I didn't like the varmint contour!?
 
Pretty country but let's face it, it's still CA. ;>)
Oh, and I've been to Garden Grove.
I'll take my little shack in the woods any time.

Front yard. (Gotta be a man to live here)
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Back yard.
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Hunting camp.
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Not a crack head or a Pelosi in sight.
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Nice photo's trippledeuce, but where are the Briars, Mountain Laural, and the Rhododendron thickets? Yours are darn steep that is for sure, but I can see up to the top.
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Charlie, love that hunting camp picture.
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CA is the best state in the union if only we could hunt tree huggers and politicians! The regulations on using the forest in CO make CA seem like hunters paradise. If you run a hound during any big game season hunters can legally shoot your hound! You need a permit just to use a quad in alot of areas. Oddly you can get CCW and anyone can carry loaded in their car anyplace in the state.


LOL you want thick here is oregon! It is a struggle to find a spot to setup your stand. I only had a 22mag and let me tell you I never found a setup past 75 yards! Those dang grouse move to the crest of these hills soon as deer season opens. The coyote are the size of a mac truck! Yet another state where the 6lb gun is called for!


Since it is illegal to hunt from a hiking trail you are SOL because it is so thick you can't walk 5 feet off a trail.
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THis is a burn area and as the most wide open area I came across in the cascades.

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Nobody really hit hard on fluting...

Order a customer barrel with deep flutes, you'll get the weight of a smaller contour barrel with the stiffness and rigidity of the heavy contour, it will also shed heat incredibly well.

Have the barrel maker do this, keep straight flutes, we're going for function here.

Go 20" and throw a brake on, a lighter rifle will dance more when shot, the brake will help counteract that for faster follow ups, should you need it.
 
Light barrels won't shoot....(grin)

This is a Rem Mt Rifle contoured 243. Shot this one at 500yds with just 75Vmax's, prone in the snow. One of those 3 shots was through the tape over the muzzle...for the guys who think it affects POI.

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Same rifle at 600yds while wearing a fixed 6x. Shot off of a pack for a rest while prone. This was before I put it in the McMillan.

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Nice shooting brdeano, but that darn tape is what did it. Try blue tape next time, it'll tighten the groups up more.
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Originally Posted By: calling4lifeNobody really hit hard on fluting...

Order a customer barrel with deep flutes, you'll get the weight of a smaller contour barrel with the stiffness and rigidity of the heavy contour, it will also shed heat incredibly well.


Everyone gets this wrong and it keeps spreading, driving me insane. A fluted barrel is "Not" stiffer then a heavy contour barrel. It is stiffer then a similar weight non fluted barrel. Reality is it's stiffer then a thin barrel and and not as stiff as a heavy barrel.
 
Originally Posted By: howlingI hunt with a 24 inch heavy barrel and if 1-2 pounds difference while hunting I think I would just give up....smile

HA!! A few pounds in the wrong place makes a huge difference if you're doing a "real" (whatever that means) walk in hunt. I just don't like slinging a bull barrel rifle on my shoulder and walking a few miles to a remote prairie dog town or calling site. Uncomfortable, always wants to swing down, almost useless on off hand shots.

I sold my bull barrel varmint rifle and wont be going back. To each their own.
 
I don't understand the part about slinging. Some rifles are fine while others are just like the complaints you hear.

My old Rem 700 VS with 24" barrel causes me no grief what so ever. But the new 700 SPS with 26" barrel is another story as is my Win 70 Stealth. But that old 24" VS would change most of your minds, and I don't know why 2" would make that big a difference.

I'm wondering if it's the wooden stock or the way the sling is on that stock. That rifle I can carry all day and not complain.
 
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