Lawton Barrel to a BAT Barrel ?????

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skeetlee

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Fellas I am thinking about setting up a second 30BR using a BAT action. I have a 30BR on a Lawton Action at the moment and it really shoots well but i feel the 30BR needs a coned bolt action. It takes a couple of bolt manipulations to get the bolt closed on my Lawton while shooting the 30BR. I am really impressed with my BAt actions that i have and i think it makes since to have a BAt action on my 30BR comp rifle. What i would like to know is if I can use my Bartlein 30BR barrel thats on my Lawton action. I cant tell by looking at the threads if they are the same thread count or not. I dont want to take my barrel off my ppc to see if the Lawton will screw onto it or not. I dont want to touch my ppc as it shoots way to good to mess with. I did know that there will have to be a little work done as the Lawton has a longer tenon. Will i have to cut all the treads off the Lawton 30BR barrel to make it fit a BAt action properly? I have a 22BR barrel for the Lawton action that really shoots well and i can use this combo for a club level comp rifle so that action will continued to be used regardless if i can use my Bartlein 30BR barrel on a new BAt action. If i have to cut the treads completely off the bartlein to make it fit a BAT action it will only be 20" long. Is that to short? Sorry for all the questions its just something i have been thinking about here lately. Thanks Lee
 
After a little more looking it looks like the BAt Barrel has a larger thread count. So i assume i will have to cut all the threads off the Lawton barrel to make it fit? So if i do this is 20" to short for a 30BR barrel? Thanks Lee
 
Bat Dimensions

Skeetlee,
here are the specs for bat(S,SV,SB,B,DS,MB,3L,3LL)actions.
Tenon length= 1.060
Tenon Diameter1.060
TPI= 18
Pitch =.0555
Cone =25 degrees
Headspace= Gauge1.073/1.075
Major Diameter=1.060
Minor Diameter=0.996

Thread pitch diameter measured using Starrett #585 thread mic=1.024" Maximum

I don't have the print for a lawton but if you can find the info this should give you what you need.
 
Jan

Are you heading to the Cactus this coming week? I need to talk to you about directions to the Range in Reno. I want to come to a couple of your shoots this year. I notice you didn't have shoot dates in NBRSA news yet. Hope to talk to you next week.
 
Skeet
The Lawton has a 1 1/16" diam. by 16 thread so you would have to cut the thread off and rethread. The Bat is 18 thread.

Glenn
 
Yes

Steelhead1 said:
Are you heading to the Cactus this coming week? I need to talk to you about directions to the Range in Reno. I want to come to a couple of your shoots this year. I notice you didn't have shoot dates in NBRSA news yet. Hope to talk to you next week.
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........I should be there sometime Wednesday. Hopefully our NBRSA schedule will make the next newsletter as I sent it in, in late January! It is posted on our web site too, along with a map and GPS co-ordinates.

palominovalleygunclub.homestead.com
 
The shortest I've done was 20-1/2". It shot fine but I wouldn't want to go any shorter. I think some may do fine at 20" and some may not be able to reach the velocity needed to shoot up to it's potential at 20". JMHO.--Mike Ezell
 
Skeet

I have a 21.5 inch barrel on my 10.5 pound 30BR, and a 23 inch barrel om my HV 30BR. With the load I shoot, (about 3020 fps with 4198), they are so close in velocity that it leads me to believe that most of the "goody" is used up at about 22 inches.

Of course, every barrel is different, but I doubt you would miss much at 20 inches..........jackie
 
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