i just changed my first XC barrel it was a Bartlein 7.7 twist 1.250 straight tube 31" it had been on 2 different actions a Remington 722 to start and then a Nesika so the barrel was set back around 1" about half way through it's life. i started with Sierra 107s then switched to 115 DTACs and...
Well i will be the un-popular one here but as far as Douglas goes and i do this for a living mind you!!!! i have never had a bad one and have pulled Pac-Nor barrels that went south on F-Class rifles chambered in .243 after 300 rounds to install a Douglas that in the past has gone 3000 rounds...
when i built mine i used a 26 3/4" Shilen #4 for some flat western hunting hogs,deer etc. i had a heck of a time with that barrel. it wouldn't group till i had 3 down the tube and after 9 the groups would open up. i always blamed it on a tight barrel and it's an 8 groove Shilen and i have only...
Wow, i have actually had very good luck with Douglas over the years. never seen a rough one never had a bad one they run good in the lathe way better than Shilen barrels do. Just had one go well over 3000 rounds in a 600 yard target Remington 700 rifle for a customer here in town and wants...