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pyscodog

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I recently had a rifle barred in 7-08 AI. My smith used a SS double X air guaged Douglas barrel. I was sceptical but agreed to use it. I have only shot rounds for breaking in and forming brass and I must say, I'm impressed. Accuracy is excellent and the barrel cleans as easy as any barrel I have ever owned.Start to finish build time was only two weeks. No long waits on the barrel to get here. The smith called Douglas and the barrel was in stock only needing the correct contour cut. Over all, I am impressed with the Douglas barrels and can say I may try them again.
Do any of you use/used Douglas barrels and are your results similar or did I just get lucky?
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I picked one up for my 300wsm Savage from Sharp shooter supply and I am very pleased with it. I combined barrel breakin and fireforming together for 100 cases. Now after about 300 rounds I am getting sub-moa groups with RL-19 and nos.180AB's and berger 190's I did discover that the barrel needs about 5 or 6 rounds to settle down again after I REALLY clean it, but then I am good for about 80 rounds or so, might be able to go more but at that point I clean it just because.
I like and would definitly buy another.
 
Here's some stuff from Douglas barrels I and my shooting partners have...

Here's my cousin with a Douglas barreled model 70 Win... it's a lighter sporter weight barrel too...

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and it shoots like this...

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Here's his 6mm-06... I think the wind got one of these...

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My .243 win, a Remington 788 also shoots very well. It's not even the "air gauged" option...
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So I do have a lot of confidence in Douglas barrels. They'll get the job done.
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Dan
 
My best friends wife shoots a 600 mohawk action with a model 7 contour 20" Douglas in a .257 Roberts and it shoots excellent, and is not picky about ammo at all.

They have to be pretty good to be used on the M40.
 
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Bill, my 7/08 ackley also has a douglas barrel but it's a chrome-moly.
.....not in the class of a super match shilen or kreiger but an excellent bore....i have a bore scope and it is SMOOTH....i wouldn't hesitate to use another....
 
My custom built .204 AR has a Douglas XX Match bull barrel and consistently produces .25" groups at 100 yards, with my loads...

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The bottom target is ten rounds with a scope adjustment on the two 'fliers'
 
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I have used Douglas barrels on rifles chambered in 223, 260 AI, 6.5 X 284, and 308. All were XX air gauged barrels and all shot well.

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I have several Douglass XX barrels and all but one shoots great. I have my doubts about the non-shooting one. I think the gunsmith ripped me off.
 
I bought a 6 MOA Kimber Montana in 270 wsm and had it re barreled with a 26" Douglas premium. Haven't reloaded for it yet but shot Winchester 130 ballistic tips through it. All 1"-1.5" Groups at 200 yards. Cant wait to get to the reloading bench.
 
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Originally Posted By: Manic HunterI bought a 6 MOA Kimber Montana in 270 wsm and had it re barreled with a 26" Douglas premium.

Sorry for your misfortune, but I do understand the feeling after spending a bunch of money and getting a poor shooting rifle.
 
I shot a 10 shot group at 100yds on Sunday, 8 were touching and had 2 flyers. One of the flyers was shooter error. Its is waaaay better than the barrel that was on it. Clean-up is a breeze also. More than enough accuracy for a hunting rifle.
 
I have a douglas on my mini 14 it is a shooter, just glad someone else spend the money to get a mini to shoot and I picked it up second hand, for a very good price. I figure if a douglas barrel can make i mini shoot they are good barrels
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I'm 50% on them. My .257 Roberts on a Ruger M77 shoots well under MOA. My 338-06 on a Rem. M700 goes between 1.25-1.5", plenty good enough for elk sized game but not what I paid $625 for(blueprinted the action and fitting the barrel).
 
Originally Posted By: CoyotejunkiOriginally Posted By: Manic HunterI bought a 6 MOA Kimber Montana in 270 wsm and had it re barreled with a 26" Douglas premium.

Sorry for your misfortune, but I do understand the feeling after spending a bunch of money and getting a poor shooting rifle.

Were you a Kimber owner also?

Seems that they had accuracy issues with their 270wsm & 260 remington caliber rifles.

After all said & done have about $1800 invested. Would have rather bought a Nosler Custom.
But it appears it shoots well now.
 
It wasn't just their 270wsm & 260 caliber rifles.

I had a .22 Kimber Hunter that couldn't group under 1" at 50 yards with 15 different types of ammo.

Sent it back to them to have it looked at, they replaced the bolt/firing pin/spring and recrowned it and sent me back a target that had a group that looked like Morse code.

How they felt that was accurate is beyond me. And they were using the $15/box Eley stuff too.

Sold it off and haven't had the nerve to try another one again.

[beeep] shame too because I have a buddy that has a Kimber Classic in .22 and it is a SHOOTER.
 


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