Rifle Re-barrel
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Huntaddict
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Need a lot more info. caliber. use. needs etc…
Years ago I bought two Win Ultimate Classic Shadow's in 25 WSSM ammo got hard to find before I got back into reloading after loosing all my previous reloading equipment to Hurricane Katrina so I sent one to get re-barrel to a gunsmith in north Louisiana forgot who he is he made it a .250 Savage sent gun to Superior Ammo to get custom ammo don't really like the way it shoots
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Good afternoon,
I would start with any reputable gunsmiths relatively local to you. There may be some. If not, there are several barrel makers that do chambering in house. You will prolly wait awhile to get it back, but may be worth it.
If sending it off, Hart Barrels out of NY has been good to me.
I would start with any reputable gunsmiths relatively local to you. There may be some. If not, there are several barrel makers that do chambering in house. You will prolly wait awhile to get it back, but may be worth it.
If sending it off, Hart Barrels out of NY has been good to me.
Good afternoon I was leaning that way just wanted to get some input from the great guys on this forum Thank you Shane
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Bartlien or Krieger barrels for me. Then get a good smith
Rifleman97
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I'm gonna second Shane, hart barrels have been the best to me. They all make a great product but as far as sending your gun off, hart has been the best.
It doesn't hurt that in my opinion, they have the nicest looking fluting options of any brand. Their spiral octagon barrels, and spiral deep fluting barrels being my favorites. I'm not ashamed to admit that their fluting was what made me try them in the first place, there's a lot of ugly (to me) fluting options out there. Some brands don't have ANY that look good to me leading me to avoid them because I like my rifles to be pretty to my eyes.
It doesn't hurt that in my opinion, they have the nicest looking fluting options of any brand. Their spiral octagon barrels, and spiral deep fluting barrels being my favorites. I'm not ashamed to admit that their fluting was what made me try them in the first place, there's a lot of ugly (to me) fluting options out there. Some brands don't have ANY that look good to me leading me to avoid them because I like my rifles to be pretty to my eyes.
Huntaddict
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Both are fine barrels that are cut rifled, which I prefer. Cut rifled barrels do not require the same amount of post rifling work that button rifle barrels require. Button rifling is much faster, and does create a lot more stress in the metal. They can be just as accurate, absolutley, but more process and more work also opens the door to more variables if not managed perfectly
have had great results with both steel and carbon fiber
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Benchmark 3 times stress relieved barrels
Run the gyroscopic stability calculator in eagle ballistics for twist rate
Run the gyroscopic stability calculator in eagle ballistics for twist rate
hesse
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Pac nor barrels . If send them the barrel they will do an exact copy so it fits in the stock with very little stock work. Great shooting barrels very clean work
Rflshootr
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I'm curious what he did to compensate for the difference in case head sizes between 25 WSSM and a 250 Savage.
@ByronP, as you can see, we all have different personal preferences. The beauty of it all is that there are plenty of excellent choices. I like supporting small businesses in my local economy. Luckily, we have plenty of options here. I have two Lilja (on full custom (.30 LARA) and semi-custom build (.270 AI)), X-Caliber semi-custom (.264 WM), McGowen semi-custom (.257 WBY), and McGowen/CarbonSix full custom (.338 Thor). Good luck!
Chokoloskee Joe
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For a hunting rifle, I would send it to Douglas Barrels in West Virginia. They will do a great job installing it for you. Over the years I have re-barreled 4 rifles with them and all shot sub MOA. I'd give them a call to see if they can do what you plan.
I'm going to go out on a limb here thinking the chambering job may be your problem and not the barrel itself. When I cannot recall the name of the smith who did work for me, it's because I wasn't satisfied with the service. But hey, that's just me, Before getting a new barrel, I would consider rechambering to 250AI since you are back into reloading and presumably already have brass.
