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Shot most of my deer with an M77 30'06, great caliber and gun. Shot a couple with an old Mauser in .270 with 130 grain bullets pretty explosive but got the job done. Recently got a Howa, 6.5x55 Swede. Love the 6.5, killed 4 deer and an elk with it now. Been thinking about using Gramps old .270...

Thanks for the tip, I'll look into them.

Thanks for the info. On Douglas's site they talk about fittings, rifling, sizing, and I'm assuming chambering for $500 (give or take if you want different things added or not done, seems like a good deal). If they used to make Ruger's barrels I would assume they would be very comfortable with a...

I've got a Ruger M77 30'06 that I want to spin the barrel off of and put a 6.5 caliber barrel on. I don't know much about long range shooting (500-1,000yds) wanting to start getting into it for the first time. Any good ideas on barrels to look into? I've looked a little into Douglas Barrels...