HCA carbon vs Carbon Six Tikka Prefit

[Brix8984]

Have it narrowed down to these two barrels for my latest tikka build. Barrel will be 21” 7prc with a scythe ti on the end. Will go with the .82 HCA or the .83 Carbon Six. Which would you go with and why? Carbon Six guarantees half moa with handloads but HCA uses benchmark blanks and is probably lighter.

 

[swavescatter]

Sub'd

 

[Tahoe1305]

I’ve had two C6(tikka and savage). Both shoot well. Haven’t messed with HCA.

 

[lilharcher]

I prefer benchmark (HCA) to McGowen (Carbon6)……with that said, I currently have a Carbon6 for my tikka and really like it.

 

[sdupontjr]

Buddy has a carbon six 7 saum 20" and loves it. Drives tacks with 160 accubonds. He's currently loading some 168 berger to test.

 

[Archer86]

Not a tikka but I have a carbon six on a remington in 6.5 creedmoor shoots good. Did have a little trouble with the first barrel I got from them but they were quick to take care of it for me and had a new barrel to me in a few weeks.

 

[Lawnboi]

I wouldn’t take another hca barrel for free

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

I have a HCA barrel (not a prefit, they chambered it) on a 300wsm that is solid.

 

[Brix8984]

I wouldn’t take another hca barrel for free

Can you elaborate? Pm is fine.

 

[Lawnboi]

Can you elaborate? Pm is fine.

First barrel was junk. As was the second. Ate the cost after a year wasted.

 

[Mike D Texas]

I have an HCA on a 300 Norma Improved and a C6 on 338 Norma Improved. Both shoot 5 round groups 1/2” or under consistently.

The HCA barrel does seem fast compared to some others I’ve seen shooting the same bullet and powder as I am.

The C6 seems average on speed.


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[Brix8984]

Thanks for the responses. I have had 2 carbon six’s and both shot well. Both had tight chambers and had to be opened up a bit. I have nothing but good things to say about them just know that benchmark blanks are considered better than McGowan is the only reason I got down this rabbit hole. I have had a nice proof as well but it wasn’t a prefit and I wish they offered more customization on there prefits.

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

First barrel was junk. As was the second. Ate the cost after a year wasted.

What was the issue? The chamber/throat or the rifling?

 

[Lawnboi]

What was the issue? The chamber/throat or the rifling?

The first one had no accuracy. The second had weird stuff happen when it got hot. I didn’t attempt to let him fix the second after the first took a year to remedy.

Iv had a lot of barrels since then. Generally I’m not a fan of carbon.

 

[wind gypsy]

Thanks for the responses. I have had 2 carbon six’s and both shot well. Both had tight chambers and had to be opened up a bit. I have nothing but good things to say about them just know that benchmark blanks are considered better than McGowan is the only reason I got down this rabbit hole. I have had a nice proof as well but it wasn’t a prefit and I wish they offered more customization on there prefits.

i like the idea of a benchmark blank too but I’d get a benchmark barrel then. I went 0 for 1 on an HCA. Wasn’t atrocious but wasn’t good enough to keep on a rifle.

 

[Reburn]

I went 4 for 4 for HCA.