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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: DBake on March 26, 2008, 11:43:58 AM

Title: Barrels...
Post by: DBake on March 26, 2008, 11:43:58 AM: Anyone have experience with custom barrels?

I am starting to think about building my own rifle, and wondering if you guys have any opinons/sugggest/bewares on barrels.
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Post by: simpleshooter308 on March 26, 2008, 10:11:42 PM: krieger, shilan, or a douglas are your best bet. your gona pay for them, but you get what you pay for. i know a guy who does will do bbl work, i can look up his number if you want.hert also makes a good bbl.
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Post by: MountainWalk on March 27, 2008, 07:50:57 AM: cant say your building a rifle without sayin what you want.. i have a rifle i would like to rebuild myself, if i ever come up with the dough.
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Post by: WDFW-SUX on March 27, 2008, 07:56:25 AM: Shilen, Pac-Nor, Krieger, Liga or Hart are good ones. Im having some work done on one of my rifles and almost had it re-barreled this year...... Maybe next year. lots of good match grade barrels out there. Getting a good action is very important also. :dunno:

I have a Krieger and its great. My next Barrel will most likely be a Pac-Nor super match grade don't know what cal yet though so many choices so little time......

Getting a quality stock is very important also.
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Post by: Intruder on March 27, 2008, 08:09:29 AM: Lilja & Shilen...
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Post by: boneaddict on March 27, 2008, 08:56:49 AM: The 6.5 swede has been interesting to me, but I bet I don't have th ebucks.
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Post by: MountainWalk on March 27, 2008, 09:15:02 AM: i myself am interested in one day building a larger medium bore (35 or bigger) bolt rifle. i envision a very short , handy, rifle to hang on the side of my saddle. it should have a ghost ring. and be synthetic of stock. tho the finish is ugly, it should also have a parkerized finish
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Post by: runningboard on March 27, 2008, 09:39:39 AM: another vote for Lilja, check them out here.

http://www.riflebarrels.com/default.htm

Douglas, Hart, Shilen are all reputed to be top-shelf.
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Post by: WDFW-SUX on March 27, 2008, 10:24:14 AM: Quote from: boneaddict on March 27, 2008, 08:56:49 AM
The 6.5 swede has been interesting to me, but I bet I don't have th ebucks.

You could always sell plasma..........
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Post by: 257 Wby Mag on March 27, 2008, 10:37:00 AM: All my customs wear Shilen's, had really good luck with them. My Ultra Lightweight has a Kreiger, its a one hole'r.
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Post by: boneaddict on March 27, 2008, 10:39:30 AM: I did that once for beer in college. Talk about getting more bang for your buck. Sell your plasma and replace it with beer.
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Post by: WDFW-SUX on March 27, 2008, 10:50:09 AM: :chuckle:
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Post by: gramps on March 27, 2008, 07:38:28 PM: I have a Pac-Nor in 6.5 x 308 AI that is a dandy :IBCOOL:
The other brands mentioned are all good also
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Post by: dbllunger on March 27, 2008, 10:20:25 PM: I have one Lilja, any of the barrels listed above are good. The guy who built my rifle swears by the Lilja. Mine shoots a 180 into -.5 with a Partition at 3400fps no muzzle brake.
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Post by: DBake on March 28, 2008, 01:36:19 PM: I don't have the money either, it was just a way to get enough people to respond. :hello:
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Post by: high country on March 29, 2008, 10:21:35 PM: I have a broughton canted twist that shoots very well. another that is not mentioned is schneider and mike rock....all better than great barrels. I would go with what ever your smith likes.
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Post by: actionshooter on March 30, 2008, 09:17:39 AM: I'll 2nd the mike rock, but the money :'(
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Post by: WDFW-SUX on April 02, 2008, 08:01:51 PM: I ordered a custom rifle today with a Pac-Nor super match grade barrel............................I'm such a gun WHORE

I'll post some pics in 6 months.
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Post by: AWS on April 03, 2008, 05:52:50 PM: Here's a couple of Pac-Nor barrels. Top Ren 600 6x45mm Pac-Nor installed, Savage 11 25-204 installed myself. Both a r SS Super Match.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi6.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy222%2FBrowndaug%2FPICT0032.jpg&hash=07398bf9f07ea3197bd8f7cdd915e03b53a80335)

AWS
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Post by: WDFW-SUX on April 03, 2008, 05:59:32 PM: How do you like em?
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Post by: wf70gonehunting on April 03, 2008, 06:29:04 PM: :drool:
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Post by: AWS on April 03, 2008, 10:10:08 PM: If you were asking about my two Pac-Nors? I'm very pleased.

The 6x45mm is very accurate with just about anything I try in it, the 25-204 is my favorite deer rifle right now.

AWS
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Post by: Bearhunter on April 04, 2008, 09:45:24 AM: Where do you live? There is a custom barrel manufacturer in Arlington, Ive been to the shop and he ran me through all the machines and there process, pretty cool and they definetly do quality work. Let me know if your interest and I get you there contact information.
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Post by: Big Stick on April 08, 2008, 10:26:20 PM: I have Oly Arms,Wilson,Rock,Lilja,Shilen,Schneider,PacNor,Douglas,Kreiger,Hart...and a passle of others.

PacNor is easily my favorite....................
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Post by: WDFW-SUX on April 14, 2008, 12:50:24 PM: Talked to my gunsmith and decided on a #4 contour, fluted, PAC NOR super match, 3 Groove, stainless steel, 1:10 twist, 26 in barrel chambered in 7MM STW.........should be a shooter :)
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Post by: Intruder on April 14, 2008, 01:35:27 PM: Nothin wrong w/ that bugger.... no more blaiming the gun :)
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Post by: Guy on April 16, 2008, 06:02:34 PM: I've had some very good results with cut-rifled barrels from Krieger for precision/long-range shooting. Have a good old Hart that refuses to die. Also an Obermeyer waiting to be installed after the latest Krieger dies. No bad results with a custom tube yet.
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Post by: ecnclan on April 17, 2008, 09:36:17 PM: Have two with douglas barrels. 3006 and 7X57. Great for the money. Both will shoot well under 1" with decent loads. Can't go wrong with Hart, Lilja or Shilen. ;)