X-Caliber Barrel

[slas]

Thinking about replacing my Tikka 260 factory barrel with this one. Any input on their quality and longevity?
1/8 twist finished at 26"
Threaded 5/8x24
Chambered in .260 Rem (a little over 2" of shank) by Dresden
Rem Varmint contour
200 rounds through it

 

[lasher]

no personal experience but know some folks who built AR rifles using their barrels, haven't read any complaints from any of them

 

[beastep]

I saw their website the other day. Im interested as well.

 

[slas]

Well, I went ahead and bought it. Will be putting it on my current Tikka 260 and making it a bit more "custom".

 

[beastep]

Cool. How hard is it to change on a Tikka?

 

[slas]

Cool. How hard is it to change on a Tikka?

Will be contacting a smith soon. I'm assuming it won't be a big issue since it was pulled from a Tikka action and is going on a Tikka action. Maybe there's a smith following this thread that can provide some input.

 

[beastep]

Good luck. I have a hard time finding a good smith to do any work for me.

 

[slas]

There was a thread on here not long ago listing several recommended smiths. On another thread I got some really good info from user PR-6284 on custom rifle work. Found the link:

https://www.okshooters.com/threads/custom-gun-plumbers.227752/#post-2879445

 

[beastep]

Cool. Thanks.

 

[distantfoe]

There’s both good and bad reviews out there. When considering the price of having a barrel chambered/threaded you’ll want to go with a barrel company that has the least duds. Personally I’m sticking with Bartlein, Krieger, Brux. In that order.