Just a quick update on this.
It took some time, but I ended up getting a 308 Shilen SM S7 twist 10, NSS recoil lug, barrel nut, action wrench, barrel nut wrench, a forester go gage and a Versachem 13109 Anti-Seize Thread Lubricant.
The barrel swap was pretty easy. I used the scotch tape method for the head spacing (difficult to close with 1 layer, impossible with 2 layers).
The chamber of the barrel was a little on the rough side. (which is fine as it isn't giving me any issues)
During the breaking, I put the first 50 round through the barrel and I noticed the two nodes (41 and 44 g IMR 4064 with 175 SMK).
Please note that I was cleaning after each 5 shots (as recommended by Shilen for the first 50 rounds) with full resized brasses. Given these circumstances, and given that the gun didn’t blowup in my face :) , I’m very satisfied
Next step is to fine-tune a load between 39 and 41 gr.
This is very promising and I’m sure this barrel will shoot the lights out.
Below pic is the first 50 shots during the breakin.
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