I am just curious if anyone has ever messed with a Montana Rifleman barrels? I have one chambered in 338 edge and it shoots fine (about 1" @ 300), I was just curious if anyone has ever messed with or has had any luck with them besides me. I only got it because it was cheap on gunbroker, but I am thinking that I am not getting the accuracy that I could be getting with a proven name like Krieger etc.
Gunsmithing Montana Rifleman Barrels
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Re: Montana Rifleman Barrels
So that's like 1/3 MOA? I would be happy with that but maybe I'm easy. I am doing a Montana Rifleman barrel as soon as the 7mm WSM reamer geats here. The guy who provided the barrel got that name brand because he has had very good luck with them in the past and swears by them.
So that's like 1/3 MOA? I would be happy with that but maybe I'm easy. I am doing a Montana Rifleman barrel as soon as the 7mm WSM reamer geats here. The guy who provided the barrel got that name brand because he has had very good luck with them in the past and swears by them.
Re: Montana Rifleman Barrels
I've used them in the past and have installed them for custommers as well and they all seem to be sooting just fine.
I've used them in the past and have installed them for custommers as well and they all seem to be sooting just fine.
Re: Montana Rifleman Barrels
I am planning on Chad building me another one but this time using a little better barrel and a defiance action. Just trying to sqeeze a little more out of it.
I am planning on Chad building me another one but this time using a little better barrel and a defiance action. Just trying to sqeeze a little more out of it.
Re: Montana Rifleman Barrels
I bought three barrels (308, 6.5 223) from them that were overstocks but supposedly first quality. I had the 308 installed on a actin that had shot very well on the last two barrels. When I picked it up my 'smith told the barrel bore pin gauged oversize, but it may still shoot.
I think the best I got out of it was 2.5 MOA this is with a 308 Win chamber. I have loaded for about 35 years and have never had a problem getting any new barrel to shoot better than 1 MOA, everything I tried with this barrel shot at best 2.5 MOA.
I contact Sean at Montana Rifleman and asked him to refund me that at least that barrel. Telling I understand that any manufacture can let a low quality product slip out the door, the strength of a manufacture is what they do when that happens. Sean refused to refund, replace the barrel or do anything else to remedy this 3 MOA shooter.
I have heard people get barrels that shoot good from Montana Rifleman and most of them probably shoot ok, but if you get a bad one you are hosed. I would rather deal with one of the known quality barrel manufactures like Brux, Bartlein, Obermeyer, Krieger, Rock, Shilen, Hart, to name a few. Then if you get a substandard barrel they very likely will make it right for you.
wade
I bought three barrels (308, 6.5 223) from them that were overstocks but supposedly first quality. I had the 308 installed on a actin that had shot very well on the last two barrels. When I picked it up my 'smith told the barrel bore pin gauged oversize, but it may still shoot.
I think the best I got out of it was 2.5 MOA this is with a 308 Win chamber. I have loaded for about 35 years and have never had a problem getting any new barrel to shoot better than 1 MOA, everything I tried with this barrel shot at best 2.5 MOA.
I contact Sean at Montana Rifleman and asked him to refund me that at least that barrel. Telling I understand that any manufacture can let a low quality product slip out the door, the strength of a manufacture is what they do when that happens. Sean refused to refund, replace the barrel or do anything else to remedy this 3 MOA shooter.
I have heard people get barrels that shoot good from Montana Rifleman and most of them probably shoot ok, but if you get a bad one you are hosed. I would rather deal with one of the known quality barrel manufactures like Brux, Bartlein, Obermeyer, Krieger, Rock, Shilen, Hart, to name a few. Then if you get a substandard barrel they very likely will make it right for you.
wade
