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<blockquote data-quote="SDMF" data-source="post: 276452" data-attributes="member: 412"><p>Barrett makes their own barrels.</p><p></p><p>The bulk of the weight savings of a Barrett vs. a 700 will come from the ability to use a bbl of significantly less external diameter. Even you use a "pencil bbl" on the order of a Rem mountain rifle taper, it's still going to have a much heavier shank to mate up to the 700's much larger diameter.</p><p></p><p>The Barrett stock is 18-20oz, if you're going to equal that with a 700, you're in Brown Precision "Pound'r" territory, that stock is ~$1100 bare or $1,500 installed. Even a McMillan Edge that's ~1/2 # heavier is going to run you ~$1K if you have McMillan install it.</p><p></p><p>Your 57MM case based wildcats would benefit from the short-actioned Barrett's 3.1" mag box as well.</p><p></p><p>I don't dislike the 700, I have several. I'm a big fan of the Kimber 84M/L series rifles as well. However, the FieldCraft is a rifle that's been better executed within their factory chambering offerings than any 700 or Kimber 84M/L.</p><p></p><p>If you try to build a 700 to FieldCraft type weights you're going to spend 2X the $$ before you're done. Slab the action, flute the bolt, new firing pin and shroud, new bolt handle, $1,500 stock, 8x40 scope base holes, Timney trigger, and given the bbl taper you'll have to use to make weight, it'll have to stay relatively short due to the meat you'll have in the shank and the lack of bbl diameter you'll need @ the muzzle, it'll get "whippy".</p><p></p><p>Full disclosure, I don't own any Barrett rifles. This isn't a "Buy one because I bought one" situation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SDMF, post: 276452, member: 412"] Barrett makes their own barrels. The bulk of the weight savings of a Barrett vs. a 700 will come from the ability to use a bbl of significantly less external diameter. Even you use a "pencil bbl" on the order of a Rem mountain rifle taper, it's still going to have a much heavier shank to mate up to the 700's much larger diameter. The Barrett stock is 18-20oz, if you're going to equal that with a 700, you're in Brown Precision "Pound'r" territory, that stock is ~$1100 bare or $1,500 installed. Even a McMillan Edge that's ~1/2 # heavier is going to run you ~$1K if you have McMillan install it. Your 57MM case based wildcats would benefit from the short-actioned Barrett's 3.1" mag box as well. I don't dislike the 700, I have several. I'm a big fan of the Kimber 84M/L series rifles as well. However, the FieldCraft is a rifle that's been better executed within their factory chambering offerings than any 700 or Kimber 84M/L. If you try to build a 700 to FieldCraft type weights you're going to spend 2X the $$ before you're done. Slab the action, flute the bolt, new firing pin and shroud, new bolt handle, $1,500 stock, 8x40 scope base holes, Timney trigger, and given the bbl taper you'll have to use to make weight, it'll have to stay relatively short due to the meat you'll have in the shank and the lack of bbl diameter you'll need @ the muzzle, it'll get "whippy". Full disclosure, I don't own any Barrett rifles. This isn't a "Buy one because I bought one" situation. [/QUOTE]
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