A dummy round was sent to Pacific Tool and Gauge to have a reamer ground to our specs. We know that Krieger, Bartlein, Satern, and Hawk Hill Custom all make fine cut-rifled barrels as well. .284 Shehane, anyone? - The Firing Line Forums With a standard .284 Winchester, or better yet, a .284 Improved, you can drive the high-BC Berger 180gr and 184gr bullets to competitive velocities. All this data was duplicated on several occasions. Bryan never seems to be happy with the status quo. On the old F-Class targets I would have been content with a Leupold 8-25 LRT, but on the new target a scope with 1/8-MOA adjustments and high magnification is a must. 7mm Cartridge Guide He decided to go with a Brux 1:8.5-twist, 4-groove cut-rifled barrel. In the rear I use a special-order Protekor rear Doctor bag with ears spaced 3 inches apart. Note also the tuner on the barrel. It still supported on a 3 forearm and is full length. Its not pretty but it tracks like a Heavy Gun stock. Hydro-Form Specialty cases (such as Dasher) $0.60 (sixty cents) each minimum of 100 pieces plus actual return shipping cost For starters, a .300 WSM is certainly capable of winning mid-range matches but it is not ideal. I would not go any hotter in the interest of case life. Straight .284 or Shehane you cannot go wrong. The rifle is a dream to shoot now with a big reduction in felt recoil.. Congratulations to the new F-Class Champions. The rear bag also has the new 3M material on contact surfaces (photo at right). Dale also threaded the barrel for a Woolum Accuracy tuner. I start 0.6 grains lower than my last charge that worked. The average cost of a barrel, chambered and fitted, is $500.00. Team Grizzly: Shiraz Balolia, Emil Kovan, David Mann, John Myers, Trudie Fay (Coach). The most common problem is wait-time custom die orders can take months to be completed. To start this project, I contacted Ray Bowman of Precision Rifle & Tool, PrecisionRifleSales.com. In fact, this impressive sub-quarter MOA group was shot while fire-forming with a very well-worn barrel! What is your barrel cleaning procedure? This barrel has 2200 rounds through it. The parent case for this wildcat is the 284 Winchester. Many championships have been won, and many records set with those two bullets in the .308 Win. Team Lapua-Brux-Borden captured the F-Open Mid-Range Championship with a strong performance. With only 11 rounds through the new tube, I shot a 600-yard match on June 22, 2008. Compared to the original Master Class F-Open stock, the barrel sits about an inch lower. Gun builder Ryan Pierce of Piercision Rifles explains: Heres a 5-shot 0.191 group at 100 yards with my .284 Shehane fire-forming loads.