Hey there,

First time poster, long time lurker here. I am picking up an old 110E in .243 from the FFL later this week with the intention of fitting it with a McGowan stainless 26" 260R barrel from gunshack. The rifle will then receive a Boyds Varmint stock and some 6-24x glass on a 20 MOA mount.

In order to take advantage of the long action and 130+ grain VLD projectiles, I am planning on having the barrel throated deeper to keep a decent jump to the lands without having to cram the missile too far into the case, reducing powder space. There is a guy who does good work locally that quoted me $60/hr @ 1-2 hours to do the custom throat.

My question is:

Has anyone else done this and how far did you have to go into the barrel to end up with a .02*" jump to the lands with these longer bullets? I am particularly interested in launching the 143gr Hornady ELD-X bullets.

Please don't tell me to get a Creedmore, I've read enough of that argument over and over again everytime someone mentions the .260 R on this site.....


Thanks for your input!