Who makes a quality .358 carbon fiber barrel?

[Darryle]

I am in the process of gathering up the needed parts for a lightweight 358 Winchester build. The one thing I want is a carbon fiber barrel and I can only find one manufacturer, X-Caliber. I know nothing about them, their process or their quality.

Anyone have any experience with them? Suggestions for a different manufacturer?

FTR, I am only interested in carbon fiber.

Thanks in advance, Darryle

 

[8x68s]

I feel for you, brother. I have only found one source for an 8mm carbon barrel and the wait is potentially a year...

 

[duckhunter175]

Did you try Hell's Canyon Armory?

 

[Darryle]

It's not listed on their site, do they offer calibers not listed via special order?

 

[middleofnowhere]

Tagging in.

Another thought I had was to have a .308 or .338 overbore to .358

Caliber & Bore Options - Reboring by J E S

Caliber & Bores Available

www.35caliber.com

I don't know if he will do a carbon fiber or how well the rifle shoots afterwards.

 

[WYOHTF]

Bartlein builds carbon barrels and International Barrels out of Canada does as well.

As far as X-Caliber goes, I own three of their barrels. They are all tack drivers if I do part.
My cheapest setup is my best shooter. It's got a factory Tupperware stock on it, reamed out with a dremel tool for the light medium bill barrel.
I epoxied the front of the stick and foamed the rear. And it's a Savage Stevens.

 

[FrogFire7]

I haven't used x-calibers carbon barrels. I do have one of their stainless barrels. The skinniest profile I could order. 24" long in a 1-8 twist .22-250. It shoots one ragged hole at 100 yards in a lightweight rifle setup, so no complaints there!

 

[Earnhardt]

Any of you guys ever build a gun with a .358 Carbon Fiber barrel?

Whose brand did you use?

Thanks

 

[sable tireur]

Carbon Six:

https://carbonsixllc.com/product/carbonsix/

Preferred Barrel:

https://preferredbarrelblanks.com/pre-fit-gun-barrels-chambers-list/#35Cal

Bartlein Barrels:

https://www.bartleinbarrels.com/contour-details

Predominately I use Bartlein barrel for most clients including the .35 caliber barrels.

 

[Jakeweb09]

Personally I'd order a custom one through benchmark barrels

 

[sable tireur]

Never had any luck with Benchmark barrels so I stick with what works for me, Bartlein. Opinions vary...

 

[Earnhardt]

Never had any luck with Benchmark barrels so I stick with what works for me, Bartlein. Opinions vary...

Does Bartlein make the .358 Carbon fiber barrels in batches?
Or is each barrel a custom build up?
Thanks

 

[sable tireur]

I am not a part of the production team at Bartlein so it would be wrong for me to respond. A call to their Customer Service folks will get that answer pretty quick, I'm sure.

Or is each barrel a custom build up?

Knowing most of the custom barrel makers, it's pretty safe to say that each barrel is treated as a 'custom build up' even when producing batches of the same barrels, each barrel goes through the processes as in individual blank. It's still most efficient to create more than one barrel than handling each order as a one-of-a-kind.

 

[Earnhardt]

Carbon Six:

https://carbonsixllc.com/product/carbonsix/

Preferred Barrel:

https://preferredbarrelblanks.com/pre-fit-gun-barrels-chambers-list/#35Cal

Bartlein Barrels:

https://www.bartleinbarrels.com/contour-details

Predominately I use Bartlein barrel for most clients including the .35 caliber barrels.

What .358 caliber cartridges are you building with the carbon fiber barrels?

Any larger magnums?

How was the accuracy?

How about the bullets primarily used...copper solids (Barnes), or cup/core (Nosler)?

Thanks