when shooting farther than a 100 yrds or more what is more accurate a heavy or regular barrel on a .17 hmr?

Question

im using a savage Model 93R17-F -- with AccuTrigger which has the standard barrel would the heavy barrel be more accurate

Answer 1

I'm going to say heavy or bull barrel, but with an exemption, I wouldn't expect good accuracy from a 17hmr much farther than 135 yards, maybe 145 on a good day.(No wind, low humidity)

Answer 2

A heavy barrel improves accuracy by damping the harmonics of the barrel. When you fire a gun, the explosion of the gun powder causes the barrel to vibrate and whip. The greater this movement, the less accurate is your gun. This is important when you are shooting a gun with sufficient recoil to cause the movement of the barrel to be significant. The .17 HMR is such a light recoiling round that the difference that you would see is probably not within your ability to hold the rifle still. In other words, the natural movement of the barrel when you are holding the gun introduces more error than the harmonic movement of the barrel when the gun is fired. Bottom line, a heavy barrel is probably not going to make any perceptable difference in the accuracy of your rifle but will add significantly to the weight of the gun. So from a practical standpoint. a regular barrel is probably the best chioce.

Answer 3

There will actually be very little noticeable difference if any. Your Savage 93R17 has a 20.75" Free Floating Button Rifled barrel that comes standard (And it's Free-floated)
Comparatively....The SavageR17GV (Varmint) Heavy Barrel is also a 1-9 twist and has 21" barrel (Only 1/4" difference in length). They both will shoot almost identically as far as "accuracy" in 17HMR caliber is concerned at distances of 100 + yards......

Answer 4

I shoot a 93r17 Classic which has the longer standard barrel, and a range buddy shoots the 93r17 bvts which has the shorter heavier barrel. We both shoot about the same groups at 150 yards, so from what I can see there is no difference in accuracy. At 200 yards, I am able to shoot better groups, but I think that is the scope I am using instead of the rifle.

Answer 5

You have nothing to gain by going to a heavier barrel.* In that caliber anyway.*

Answer 6

dispite what that wannabe specailist marksman dca says, a heavy barrel will improve accuracy, but it will was more, thats the pay off. good luck.

Answer 7

id say the heavy barrel is more accurate but i cant tell you for shure

Answer 8

the heavier bull barrel is more accurate