TrueBlue711
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So I'm checking out this company X-Caliber where they can build your barrel to your specifications. As I'm "building" it on their menu, one of the questions asked is if I wanted to use cryogenics on the barrel. What does that do to it? Is it worth it? It ups the barrel price by $80.
This is a more caliber specific question, but I'm also debating what twist rate I should go with. The barrel I'm hoping to build is for 224 Valk with the intention of long distance shooting (~1000 yards), typically using the heavier 90gr bullets. Barrel length will be 24". Twist rate options that I'm debating on are: 1:7 w/ 6 groove, 1:7 w/ 5R, 1:6.5 w/ 6 groove, and 1:6 w/ 6 groove. Is 5R rifling so much better than the 6 groove that I should go with the lesser twist rate of 1:7? Or go with a super twist rate like the 1:6.5 or 1:6 for this round?
This is a more caliber specific question, but I'm also debating what twist rate I should go with. The barrel I'm hoping to build is for 224 Valk with the intention of long distance shooting (~1000 yards), typically using the heavier 90gr bullets. Barrel length will be 24". Twist rate options that I'm debating on are: 1:7 w/ 6 groove, 1:7 w/ 5R, 1:6.5 w/ 6 groove, and 1:6 w/ 6 groove. Is 5R rifling so much better than the 6 groove that I should go with the lesser twist rate of 1:7? Or go with a super twist rate like the 1:6.5 or 1:6 for this round?