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they are good barrels, sometimes its hard to get them when they tell you that you will get them.
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I had 2 a 24" 1-14"twist 6mm BR and a 28" 1-8"twist .260 Both shot fantastic, I would not hesitate to use them again.
Both barrels cleaned easy and shot in the .2''-.3'' with little load work.
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I just sold one and I am still wondering if I did the right thing. I loved it. It shot really well and cleaned exceptional. I also would not hesitate to get another one.
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They have a very good reputation in the European precision shooting community.
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I have two, and would buy another
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Probably just a coincidence, but my two most accurate barrels are Lothar Walthers (a .223 Remington & a .308 Winchester). Oh yeah, I'd buy another in a heartbeat!
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I'd like to get enough of us lobbying for Lothar Walther to build 7mm Rem Mag as a standard option for ordering a finished barrel rather than a custom order-only option. Maybe getting a .284 Winchester and having the chamber reamed would be the most economical option.
http://www.lothar-walther.com/339.php
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all you need to order is 4 or more and you can get them for regular pricing.
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Thanks, I'll have to keep that in mind.
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I am waiting on my 6.5 CSS barrel from them. Ordered in Dec., and was told Jan. production run and would ship in Feb. Not a real popular caliber, so they have a limited run. I will post results when I get it up and shootin'.
Heard nothing but good about them, AND they make a Savage drop in 6.5 CSS. (aka 6.5 Grendel)
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That 6.5 ought to be one great combination of rifle and caliber.
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Originally Posted by RHM
That 6.5 ought to be one great combination of rifle and caliber.
I thought so. Sold my A.A. upper and kept the dies, brass and bullets for the bolt gun. I am really looking forward to seeing how this will perform. I was shooting 107 SMK's ahead of 31.5 grains of BLC-2 and getting 1/2 MOA groups. I hope to be able to change seating depth more, instead of loading to mag length, to see if there are improvements.
All this on my 10 FCP HS, with a PPC bolt head.
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Sounds interesting, will have to keep up with how it shoots...sounds like it will be much like a 6.5 PPC.
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I got one 2 years ago in 22-250. Darn if my RL15 or anything else would shoot in it. I finally put the thing in the corner and said that I got a bummer. Took it out of the corner a year later and started load development over again @33.0 grains of RL15 and the thing shoots through the same hole @ 100 yards for 5 shots all day long. It produces same-like pressures with less powder...........That's what threw me off.
That barrel is so accurate that I only use it to test powders, then take it off and put it back in the case.
Need eye say moe!
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Tell you something else that I use that barrel for......I use it to test the bedding of my rifles. If it shoots thru the same hole with my load of 33 grains of RL15 {all actions are tuned}, then I know that the bedding is fine. And, iffin it dosen't, then I know that said stock needs some bedding work.
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I have two and I love them. I have a 28" .260 Rem and a 26" .300 Win mag, both varmint contours. I just picked up a McGowen 28" .308 small shank bull and after the experience I have had with them, I think I might stick with Walther's for later builds. It is kind of funny though, I had a vendor here tell me that the Lothar Walther barrels are not good match barrels but great hunting barrels. I thought that was a little silly, but to each their own.
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The only experience I have with Lothar is on my Serbu BFG-50 .50 BMG rifle.
It shoots pretty darn well imo but that is with remanufactured 650 grn ball and API. I have shot delinked ball out at Fort Hood and was dropping E-type silhouets at 1500 meters like it was going out of style.
My BN CDR loved the Serbu and had me bring it to a couple of ranges for fun.
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The real plus for the LW barrels, is that they are ready to ship immediately for small shank barrels. I have been quoted anywhere from 12 weeks to 18 weeks for a barrel from any of the custom barrel makers that are considered to be of high quality. My new build is on a TA or else I would buy one of their barrels right now. It would be a no brainer for a small action IMO. I have never heard one bad thing about their barrels and much good.
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I've had several and every one was very accurate, cleaned up fast. But the most accurate one was my 204 Ruger. WOW.