M995 barrel contour

[slancey]

I just bought an M995 in .30-378, which has the 26” barrel and weighs just over 8 lbs.
Do the standard version M995s (.270, .30-06) achieve their weight loss from a shorter barrel length, or are they slimmer as well?

 

[chip sayers]

Pencil barrel. My 338LM M995 is .61 at end of barrel.

 

[slancey]

Thank you. That's good to know. I wonder what the muzzle measures on a .270 or a .25-06.

 

[slancey]

Pencil barrel. My 338LM M995 is .61 at end of barrel.

How much does your .338 weigh, rifle alone?
The manual lists the .270 as 7 1/4 lbs.

 

[chip sayers]

I asked seller that pre purchase and it was sub 8#. Pretty amazing for 338 LM. Don't remember exactly, been a while, 7#9, maybe 7#11.

 

[slancey]

I’ll bet it’s a cannon. Do you have any recoil mitigation?

 

[chip sayers]

Added a slip over the stock pad.

 

[slancey]

I just measured my barrel, and it's 0.612" at 26". I weighed it on a postal scale and it weighs 8lbs. on the nose, which is a little lighter than the manual lists. With a scope, mounts, sling and three rounds in the magazine, it's 10 1/4 lbs. Not exactly light enough for the high mountains, but just right for everything else, considering the cartridge.