Re: douglas rifle barrels
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I just got one for a 20BR on a Howa action, l have used their barrels for years and have had nothing but good results. Before that I got a 300 WSM for a 700 Rem action.
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Re: douglas rifle barrels
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I haven't tried them either.
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Re: douglas rifle barrels
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All together we have used close to 20 barrels over the years for custom builds, never a bad barrel blank from them.
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Re: douglas rifle barrels
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Douglas barrels are good stuff. I’ve built serval rifles using their barrels and never had a bad one. As far as contours are concerned, how much work do you want to do on the barrel channel? I would recommend a number three contour with number four being a heavy sporter. Since you’re having the action re-barreled, you might as well have it glass bedded and freefloated. You might also ask Douglas if they have any recommended gunsmiths to do the fitting and chambering of your new barrel.
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Re: douglas rifle barrels
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You can send your action to them, and they will chamber it and fit it to your action if you don't have someone to do it for you.
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Re: douglas rifle barrels
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A sporter barrel recoil isn't bad ,if your gonna hunt with it a sporter is probably the way to go less weight to hump around.
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Re: douglas rifle barrels
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Put a .308 Douglas barrel on HS Precision stocked Remington 700 back in the '80s and shot the crap out if it at Silhouettes. Shot great!
Also had good results with Kreiger, Hart, and Bartlein barrels.
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Re: douglas rifle barrels
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I have had 2 rifles built with their barrels and have nothing but good things to say about them. Kicking around the idea of one more build coming up in the future. Good choice on the caliber also. One of the furthest shots I have ever seen was with the 25-06. Dumped a good mule deer buck with one shot and it didn't go 10 yards.
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