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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 125160" data-source="post: 2741247"><p>The very first custom barrel I ever ordered back in about 1985 or so was a 300 WBY McGowen for my much tweaked and improved 1917 Enfield build because that is what my gunsmith suggested and at the time thier reputation was very good. BUT, at this same time, a 1" group at 100 yards was considered outstanding. Truth be told, that is really more accurate than most peoples hunting rifles need to be. Not many years or rounds later the accuracy of this barrel went south so I had it re bored and re chambered to my first self originated wildcat. An 8mm Rem Mag case necked to .338 which I reffered to as my 340 Tyrannosaur. At the time in matched exactly the performance of the later arriving 338 Lapua. I was launching 225gr Barnes LRX bullets at 3200fps and this rifle served me and my clients very well in Alaska, Zimbabwe etc. as an oft used loaner rifle and as my own primary big game rifle in the lower 48 until I aged out of the fun side effects like gout in my hands, arthritis etc. making the recoil from a 9lb rifle so chambered untenable. As far as I know, it is still in doing great service for its new owner. </p><p></p><p>At the time of that build, the barrel conversation was between McGowan, Shilen and Douglas "air guaged" barrels. My 1950's Al Biesen stocked Sako Riihimaki in 222 with its 60 year old Douglas is still a fantastic, cloverleafs accurate little (and much favored!) rifle. </p><p></p><p>Since those days, however, MUCH improvement in barrel steels, heat treating, rifling methods etc. have been made and IME and opinion the new breed of barrels such as Brux, Benchmark etc are all simply head and shoulders above the old brands, even though those old brands are still more than good enough for 99% of the rifles and shooters out there. </p><p></p><p>When building my 264 Claiborne Super (Radically modified 300Win necked down) on a pre 64 model 70 wrapped in stunning wood I mixed in a little new with the old school and installed a 28" Benchmark barrel and so far I could not be happier. </p><p></p><p>Spend your money and get what you pay for is what I am seeing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 125160, post: 2741247"] The very first custom barrel I ever ordered back in about 1985 or so was a 300 WBY McGowen for my much tweaked and improved 1917 Enfield build because that is what my gunsmith suggested and at the time thier reputation was very good. BUT, at this same time, a 1" group at 100 yards was considered outstanding. Truth be told, that is really more accurate than most peoples hunting rifles need to be. Not many years or rounds later the accuracy of this barrel went south so I had it re bored and re chambered to my first self originated wildcat. An 8mm Rem Mag case necked to .338 which I reffered to as my 340 Tyrannosaur. At the time in matched exactly the performance of the later arriving 338 Lapua. I was launching 225gr Barnes LRX bullets at 3200fps and this rifle served me and my clients very well in Alaska, Zimbabwe etc. as an oft used loaner rifle and as my own primary big game rifle in the lower 48 until I aged out of the fun side effects like gout in my hands, arthritis etc. making the recoil from a 9lb rifle so chambered untenable. As far as I know, it is still in doing great service for its new owner. At the time of that build, the barrel conversation was between McGowan, Shilen and Douglas "air guaged" barrels. My 1950's Al Biesen stocked Sako Riihimaki in 222 with its 60 year old Douglas is still a fantastic, cloverleafs accurate little (and much favored!) rifle. Since those days, however, MUCH improvement in barrel steels, heat treating, rifling methods etc. have been made and IME and opinion the new breed of barrels such as Brux, Benchmark etc are all simply head and shoulders above the old brands, even though those old brands are still more than good enough for 99% of the rifles and shooters out there. When building my 264 Claiborne Super (Radically modified 300Win necked down) on a pre 64 model 70 wrapped in stunning wood I mixed in a little new with the old school and installed a 28" Benchmark barrel and so far I could not be happier. Spend your money and get what you pay for is what I am seeing. [/QUOTE]
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