i'm glad to hear that as i have been curious about their barrels and not hearing much on the forums. i was thinking about the 223 in 12 twist for the lighter bullets. thought that would be interesting to play with and at a great price!
Bruce
I thought I'd try an Eabco barrel in 6BR,, it's an 8 twist throated for 100-107 grain bullets. The barrel is flawless,, looks real sharp and shoots like a laser. It is chrome molly and I did break it in by shooting 1,,clean, shoot 1 clean,, for about 5 rounds before copper stopped. I took it out today and shot 2, 3 shot groups in the .3's same POI and one 3 shot went .9" at 100, but all were different loads.
105 Hornady BTHP B.C. .530
Lapua brass
Federal small rifle primer
29 gr. Varget .010 in lands 1x fired brass is awesome
28.5 gr. Varget .005 off lands in virgin brass is also awesome
28.7 gr. Varget .010 in lands virgin brass shot .9 something
L.E. Wilson neck die
.268 redding neck bushing
L.E. Wilson standard seating die
The dies are fenominall,, able to run these chamber dies with no press at all,, just a plastic hammer for sizing and hand force for seating.
Barrel is mounted to a 110 action
Stock is a bedded BVSS
Rifle basics competition trigger
Single shot follower tray
ejector removed
NXS 8-32 on top
All in all very satisfied for the price $ 259 for barrel,, barrel wrench and cleaning supplies.
Last edited by DanSavage; 07-04-2015 at 11:02 PM.
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i'm glad to hear that as i have been curious about their barrels and not hearing much on the forums. i was thinking about the 223 in 12 twist for the lighter bullets. thought that would be interesting to play with and at a great price!
Bruce
Holy Crap!!
I seem to be lucky with getting good shooting barrels though LOL!
I'll post pics. of gun and targets sometime tonight.
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Remember that front rest from previous posts....love it. Very nice looking build.
Thank you Mike21!
Notice I keep a cleaning patch stuffed right behind the chamber of the barrel that will absorb oil from cleaning so it doesn't make it down to the bedding. My new idea I had last night was to put tephlon tape on the threads of the front action screw so solvent can't find it's way down the threads.
I always keep a barrel clean,, clean after every outing. My bore guide is rather (cheap) though but note that the target in the middle picture was with a clean cold bore shot included.
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Awesome, they make some dang good barrels, accually better than what most people think.
well, she shoots and looks good. i also remember that front rest of yours. good idea!
Bruce
Holy Crap!!
Thanks guys,, I've got another really neat front rest that is homemade by another man that has windage adjustment. I'll get a few pics. tomorrow.
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looks like he knew what he was doing, looks good. have you tried it out?
Bruce
Holy Crap!!
I tried it once and it worked great,, I'm probably going to start using it more often.
The problem I have with it is that it won't go low enough for me to practice with it at my local range.
The local range has the target stands so low that your barrel is literally pointing down,, even though the berm is like 15-20 feet tall. If I raise my rear bag,, I'd need a booster seat at the bench.
The 3 different match's I shoot in the targets are elevated so I guess I'll just have to experiment with it during a match.
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Looks like you made out really well! Rifle looks good and obviously shoots great!
Scooter
it looks like that EABCO barrel is working fo r you along with the homemade rest. good shooting!
Bruce
Holy Crap!!
Thanks, I learned that EABCO is short for E. Aurthor Brown Company.
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I read some where awhile ago that EABCO does not make their own barrels, that they are mfg. by E.R.Shaw . If that is true I have had several Shaw barrels that shot lights out as good as some of my target barrels.
Thanks,, I have a Shaw .308 Varmint barrel that could possible be my most accurate barrel.
Good new on this 6BR,, I shot 1000 yards today for the first time ever. I could see I missed to the right and down a little,, I shot a few more and it was consistant. I dialed up a little and left and hit right edge of target, (top of a steel 55 gallon drum I painted white) I adjusted left more and printed a 3 shot group of 7/8"! I shot about 10 more by that time I had about 16 rounds fired in 6 or 7 minutes. The total group was MOA. I'll post pic up soon.
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Barrel was very hot held my wrist on barrel for 5 seconds and I don't have a blister.
There really is an excuse for everything!
That is very good I have a 28 inch McGowen in 6br and 2 years ago I won a 750 yd match and just missed winning a 1050 yd match. I don,t know if I could do it again now my eyes are starting to go.
thats awesome Dan....Good shooting.....Gota say,i'm not really to pleased with my shaw barrel in 6.5 creedmoor or maybe i just havent
found the right combination yet...Did several ocw test as well as oal test..Shoots in hole at 100 yards but out to 300 it looks like a scatter
gun..Just cant putmy finger on it....
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