Gunsmith For Re barreling

[johns8168]

Looking to get my 300 WBY re-barreled, checked in with Benchmark but they are at a 3 month plus lead time which is not a big deal but would prefer it be done a bit sooner. Does anyone know of a good outfit withing 75 miles or so of Everett?

[NWShooter]

There are plenty of Smith's out there but finding a solid, reputable, stable, well known smith/company with a good past and reputation with a delivery time under three months is hard to do.

[johns8168]

You are probably right, dont mind the wait as I know Benchmark will do an excellent job... Never really mastered the patience thing when it comes to my toys.

[JDHasty]

Steve Kostanich in Chehalis has a reamer w/a separate throating reamer.  Provide a loaded round and it will be throated to seat that bullet.   

I am about fit to be tied myself, my Mcmillan stocked from the factory w/a McMillan Mod 70 WinLite in 300 WBY that has always shot 3/4 inches at a hundred has gone south.  Five inches at a hundred yards.   

My buddy shot his barrel out after five-hundred rounds and paid half for that reamer ~ 1994.  He has the same rifle. 

Mine has only ~150 rounds through it.  I have always been very respectful of that rifle and only sent two or three/year down range just to make sure it was still sighted in before elk season. 

I got a Stoney Point modified case last night and my throat is burnt out for a half inch!!!  Does this mean that I am off the 300 Wby?  Not at all.  $450 for a new Lilja that will outlive me. 

I was just fine killing elk with it irrespective of how bad I wanted 26 inches of barrel instead of 24.   

New 26 inch Lilja and it will only be ~ a month.  Steve barrels a lot of the local bench rest rifles. 

Grrrrrrrr!   I always wanted a 26 inch barrel, but dagnabbit I was perfectly happy with a rifle that would put three into a 3/4 inch group irrespective of how much velocity I was giving up.  It is stripping copper like a demon now too. 

I will try to shoot it this weekend after cleaning it every night down to the point that patches don't have a hint of blue - but if it won't shoot 200 gr Nosler Partitions into an inch... just get the barrel ordered up. 

And Steve will have it back in ~ a month. 

[NWShooter]

Steve Kostanich in Chehalis has a reamer w/a separate throating reamer.  Provide a loaded round and it will be throated to seat that bullet.   

I am about fit to be tied myself, my Mcmillan stocked from the factory w/a McMillan Mod 70 WinLite in 300 WBY that has always shot 3/4 inches at a hundred has gone south.  Five inches at a hundred yards.   

My buddy shot his barrel out after five-hundred rounds and paid half for that reamer ~ 1994.  He has the same rifle. 

Mine has only ~150 rounds through it.  I have always been very respectful of that rifle and only sent two or three/year down range just to make sure it was still sighted in before elk season. 

I got a Stoney Point modified case last night and my throat is burnt out for a half inch!!!  Does this mean that I am off the 300 Wby?  Not at all.  $450 for a new Lilja that will outlive me. 

I was just fine killing elk with it irrespective of how bad I wanted 26 inches of barrel instead of 24.   

New 26 inch Lilja and it will only be ~ a month.  Steve barrels a lot of the local bench rest rifles. 

Grrrrrrrr!   I always wanted a 26 inch barrel, but dagnabbit I was perfectly happy with a rifle that would put three into a 3/4 inch group irrespective of how much velocity I was giving up.  It is stripping copper like a demon now too. 

I will try to shoot it this weekend after cleaning it every night down to the point that patches don't have a hint of blue - but if it won't shoot 200 gr Nosler Partitions into an inch... just get the barrel ordered up. 

And Steve will have it back in ~ a month.

Quality Smiths are abundant and premium barrels can be purchased readily with just a card number.

http://bugholes.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=88_89

Might want to entertain the thought of H1000 or Retumbo and spare your .300 Wearherby throat. Mine has many more miles than you mentioned and still shoots comfortably tight.