Who Made Your Barrel?

[Gpz1100]

I'm building a Savage 12BVSS .223 for the .300 Whisper. Now I need to order a barrel.

Where did you get yours and are you satisfied?

Is there some place else you wish you had gone too?

[Cornholio]

Mine is a Douglas. I'm happy with it, but if I could go back in time, I would have had Noveske do it with a Pac Nor.

[tp555]

Why don't you like the douglass? I make lots of barrels from pac nor blanks and douglass blanks.The pac nor blanks are softer and easier to machine then the douglass blanks. I rate the douglass the hardest blanks made.There are other blanks that are heat treated as hard and can be a pita to machine,but for normal commercially available blanks douglass heat treats to a higher degree.
So it would wear out slower.I am talking I have machined over a hundred of pac nor and douglass blanks.regards.

[Cornholio]

The main reason why is because I wasn't able to shoot the 220gr SMK very precisely, so I checked the twist with a tight patch and rod. It is supposed to be 1 in 8", but mine is actually 1 in 8.75". The other reason is just my buyer's remorse getting the better of me, because I read tons of stories online of dudes having Noveske rebarrel their stuff with Pac Nor barrels and then them shooting nothing but bughole groups. I know it is probably up in my head and alot of internet stories are just that, stories, but I was just being honest with my statement above.

Mine will shoot 1/2-3/4" 100yd groups with supersonic 110gr Sierras and with subsonic 180gr SMK under AA9, but I have a hard time getting under MOA with other subsonic loads.

I do feel alot better about my purchase after reading your post, though. Thanks. :)

[tp555]

Well don't know about the twist accuracy,but I do have a douglass and pac nor
1in 8 twist blank.Time to do a little side by side test. I'll check this out and report back.regards.

[Gpz1100]

Leaning towards Lothar-Walther. Any opinions?