what type of barrel would you buy???
 

Looking pretty hard at buying a Douglas barrel for my 338 RUM. I just put a HS Precision stock on it and all I like now is the barrel. I would like to know what you would buy. My rifle is a Rem. Mod. 700 BDL SS.

Thanks Leroy.

RE: what type of barrel would you buy???
 

A Douglas barrel would be nice. Dan Lilja makes some fine barrels also. I doubt you'll go wrong with either of these!

RE: what type of barrel would you buy???
 

It's hard to go wrong with most of the barrel makers out there today. Douglas, Shillen, Lilja, Hart all make fine barrels.

RE: what type of barrel would you buy???
 

338,

Buy the premium barrel of the maker it costs like $40 extra. For a barrel that may have no flaws at all isn't much of a exspense for better accuracy. Their standard barrels will match any massed produced factory barrels out there. I like Douglas personally.

RE: what type of barrel would you buy???
 

Hey thanks guys.
Looks like it is going to be a Douglas after all. That should finish out my rifle.(I HOPE!!)



Thanks again.
Leroy

RE: what type of barrel would you buy???
 

Hi hunter338,

These projects never get finished.;) And if by chance they do.....a new one pops up to replace it!:D

Sounds like it will be a nice one when finished. Best of luck with your project.

Dave

RE: what type of barrel would you buy???
 

Hey I hear you.
Dont that seem like it's allways the case. This is the first rifle that I have had the chance to rebuild from a factory rifle. I hope to someday build one from scratch. But for now this is all that I can afford to do for the moment.
It is a remington mod. 700 BDL SS. With a Leupold VX-III-3.5X10X40, and a HS Precision Stock. Leupold mounts with a KDF Brake on it.

I think that if I could put the Douglas on then that would sort of top off this rifle. I have had the trigger worked on. It is set at about 2.5 pounds. Shoots a 3/4 group with the swift A-Frame loads that I worked up for it. BUT I would like to get it at around a 1/2 inch group. I am kind of perticular.

Thanks again for all of your replies.
Leroy

RE: what type of barrel would you buy???
 

There is a guy out there somewhere named Mike Rock that is producing barrels that the tactical long range shooters are raving about, might see if you can find out about him. GA Precision uses his barrels on all there rifles and that says something.

RE: what type of barrel would you buy???
 

You might want to consider Pac-Nor also. Very good barrels from what I understand. When I finally get my .300 Wby Sako rebarreled, I'm going to send it to Pac-Nor.

http://www.pac-nor.com/

RE: what type of barrel would you buy???
 

My worse fear in life is running out of Projects. I quess If I do the wife will find me some. Most of her projects are not that much fun. They seem to involve that nasty word, WORK. And after all I am retired.:)

RE: what type of barrel would you buy???
 

OK, THAT DOES IT!!!!!!

YOU WENT AND SAID THE W-WORD!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope my wife didnt hear you say that. She might come up with something else for me to do other than finish the barn that I am building......:D:D

Hey thanks for the reply.
Leroy

RE: what type of barrel would you buy???
 

I went with Krieger with two guns. Had bad experience with Douglas and knew one of the guys who worked there once when I lived near Charleston, WV. They made good on bad barrel but once bitten type of thing. I have no complaines out of my krieger barrels but they do copper foul with my 300RUM a tad more than I expected but a whole, whole lot less than factory remington barrels. I will go with Dan Lilja or Shelen next time. All of my friends seem to love them and copper fouling if very minimal. I wouldn't hesitate to go with Krieger again either. All of the premium barrel makers have simular prices and simular lead times.

But on the other hand, Melvin Forbes that makes the NUL, only uses Douglas. And he makes some tack drivers. But there is alot of gunsmiths out there that refuses to put a Douglas on thier guns. Including one's father who frequents this site quite often.

One thing about the krieger, is they seem to build pressure more than the other makers do . I am not sure if its the single point cutting they do, but I can't reach most max loads in either gun, but could with factory barrels.