...and this is buried deep inside another thread:
I'm having two 6.5 barrels rechambered to 6.5 Creedmoor.
...one is a Shilen barrel that was stubbed,
...and the other is a handi barrel that was bored out from .223.
Quote from: OldSchoolRanger on October 24, 2012, 12:04:39 AMWhat I would like to know is how the barrels turn out. Is one a better shooter than the other, if so, which one. If you don't mind could you put a ball park figure on the price for the work. If you don't want it public, send me a PM. I've always been interested in the 6.5 Creedmoor chambering. If I can't get one in a Handi, I might get one in a bolt rifle, they're lighting on hogs.
I started the project almost a year ago. Originally to compare 6.5TCU's. I got the stub a couple of months ago. It was chambered in a rimmed version that is a bitch to make brass for, but it showed promise.
In the meantime I bought an LR6.5. It is the best rifle I ever fired.
I found a Savage 6.5 Creedmoor barrel on-the-shelf and bought it and then a used Savage in .308 to put the barrel on. I did the barrel change myself. It had some scope mount problems, (now fixed) and should get to the range this week or next for evaluation.
While I was waiting for the rebore I experimented with making Creedmoor brass from 303Brit and 307Win. The Brit is easier, but both work.
So by the time the rebore arrived I had made arrangements for it to become a 6.5 Creedmoor rimmed, and decided to include the Stub.
Without optics:
LR6.5 ~ $1000.00
Savage bolt ~ $450.00
Handi rebore ~ $600.00
Handi Shilen Stub ~$1000.00
