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Post by Douglas Blair on Jul 31, 2004 8:37:52 GMT -5
At one time there were all sorts of brands of barrels to chose from. Now the selection has went down to less than half it was in the 70's. Green Mountain and Colerain are two, but I know they are more.
Which barrel do you like the best? I personally like the Colerain barrels because I think they are about the slickest to load and shoot. The accuracy in all I have shot has been up there with any other make plus I like the swamped shape which cuts down on weight.
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Post by Birddog6 on Jul 31, 2004 10:27:11 GMT -5
I have Colerain, Getz, Green Mountain, & Rice barrels sitting here waiting to be used. First choice is usually Colerain (if the twist is what you want) simply because of the quality of the barrel, price, availability, & overall quality of the barrel for the price. I think they are fine barrel & have never had a single problem with them.
However, if I get a good buy on a Getz, Rice, Green Mtn., or Douglas barrel I have bought them because I do get request for them now & then for rifles I am to build.
Overall looks of all of the barrels I have seen, the Rice Barrel is by far the finest looking barrel Inside & Outside that I have seen to date, bar none...
I am not saying they are more accurate, durable, or anything else, just that in the overall appearance, the Rice outshines them all.
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Post by mamaflinter on Jul 31, 2004 10:47:42 GMT -5
When I was buying the parts to build my rifle I wanted to get a Douglas barrel. I know you are thinking that they aren't made anymore. But I know of someone who has a stash of them with stocks pre-inletted for them.
The only reason I didn't get it was because I would've had to build it in .45 instead of a .40 as he didn't have any .40 barrels. These were the ones that were air gauged.
Maybe some day I'll get one of those barrel/stocks and build something.
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Post by frontloader on Jul 31, 2004 20:10:10 GMT -5
In the first rifle I built, a .50 Hawken, I used a barrel most thought was a Douglas. No markings were on the barrel. Used it for 8 years until I used a .45 Douglas to make a halfstock rifle. Rifle shoots better then I can. Then on the .40 Schutzen target rifle I had to have, I used a De Haas barrel. Another great shooter. I then took a Green Mountain .45 and put in the Schutzen stock to battle the wind a little better. Been shooting it great this year.  I also have used Montana barrels from the '80s and they shot well. I have a chunk gun with a .40 cal. Ed Rayle barrel. I cuss that thing ever time I shoot it but it has placed in more matches then I can count and has won more matches then any other chunk gun here in Texas. And there are a few high dollar barrels around here. So I have tried a few barrels and have had success with all of them. Most will work great for offhand work. You just have to find the secret load for that barrel.  |
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Post by JeffinNZ on Aug 5, 2004 0:42:16 GMT -5
Hi
I'm with Birddog6. Colerain. I have a brace of .40cals and they shoot very well and clean up sweet.
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Post by MarkKw on Aug 8, 2004 7:47:23 GMT -5
Long Hammock are my first choice with LC Rice following a half step second place, both have impressed me with thier quality that really stands out from the rest. I'm not at all impressed with GM, hard to air gauge a bore (as they claim they do) that's got a inch or more of chips jammed down against the plug. Lots of rough spots on the outside too. I definitely will not buy anything else from GM.
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Post by Douglas Blair on Aug 8, 2004 8:44:58 GMT -5
Mark, that is something. I have heard stories of bad barrels before but that one takes the cake. I'm not a big fan of GM either and the Long Hammock is another barrel I forgot about. I have a friend who had a Southern Mountain that was built on one. The barrel shot really well.
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Post by MarkKw on Aug 8, 2004 16:57:58 GMT -5
I'm getting ready to build a two barrel gun, .62 rifle and 12 ga in flintlock, both barrels will be 1" OD and made by Long Hammock. To clarify, hook breech with two barrels that I can swap to either shoot rifle or shotgun, not a double barrel. Long Hammock was the only company that would make the 12 in a 1" OD octagon, biggest anyone else would go is 20 ga.
I have a 24 ga barrel coming for my Lyman deerstalker so I decided to go with the bigger smoothbore on this one to cover all the bases.
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Post by madcaster on Oct 15, 2004 11:14:04 GMT -5
LC Rice!
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Post by VAshooter on Oct 18, 2004 15:27:30 GMT -5
I don't do much building anymore, but back when I was building rifles I used the Douglas barrels sold through Golden Age Arms and built to their spec. They flat outshot any other barrel I have ever seen. I would love to get my hands on one of them now as I've been thinking about building an offhand flinter.
Doug in Virginia
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Post by Birddog6 on Oct 19, 2004 13:55:42 GMT -5
If you are interested in a .45 cal Douglas barrel, I have one I would sell. It is unused, 1-66 twist, 13/16" x 44" long. Course you can cut it to whatever length if need be. I bought it to build a TN rifle some day, but since I have 7 rifles here to build & every time I finish one, another appears, I can't seem to get caught up & will most likely not use this straight barrel. It is not cheap if you are looking for a sleeper, however it is a GR Douglas barrel, desired by many, and they are truly a quality barrel. If interested in it email me at Birddogsix@yahoo.com |
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Post by VAshooter on Oct 27, 2004 8:04:19 GMT -5
Birddog,
Thanks, I apreciate the offer but I am looking for one of the GAA Douglas Barrels. They were a turn in 48" with 12 thousands deep rifling. Slow twist is great for a hunting rifle but if you are only going to shoot targets the faster twist with a round ball is more accurate with light loads. You just need to experiment to find the load it likes.
Doug in Virginia
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