Adams & Bennett Barrels

[strobes]

Are these any good?

 

[Preacher]

They are OK for plinking and general hunting, sure wouldn't put one on a bench gun..

 

[riflecrank]

For the money they are a bargain. I have installed several and they all shot fairly well. They are in no way a premium benchrest type of barrel. They are cheap low cost mass produced barrels. If you look at one with a borescope you wouldn't like what you see. That said, I have done a few for budget shooters that wanted to replace a sewer pipe type barrel and several have shot sub MOA making for a happy customer on a budget. A lot of people out there aren't precision shooters looking for the ultimate in accuracy. Why install a Krieger barrel for a guy that's never going to shoot good enough to know the difference.

 

[strobes]

Who makes them for Midway? I was reading that A&D is marketing name? Interesting to note that Midway description says 10 twist but A&D catalog list for the same p/n 9.5 twist.
How A&D compares to Savage hunting barrels? if you may know?

 

[unrapit]

I heard they are made for midway by ER Shaw.

 

[savageboy]

I have one on a .223AI (24" 1:14 twist, Sav. Small Shank) that on my Trued/ Timed action and Rifle Basix2 Trigger is a consistant .35" shooter. Will do .2's for 4/5 shots at 115yds (my range goes an extra 15yds). Oddly enough it loves Sierra 60gr Varmiter w/ H4895. It is a short flat base bullet, but it will shoot everything good from 35gr. Vmax reduced loads at 3100fps w/ 12.5gr. of Blue Dot, to Screaming 50gr. NBT loads at 3610fps, to the 60gr. that I mentioned. I orig felt I took a chance, got it used w/ a couple hundred rounds thru it, but boy does it shoot. I guess its hit or miss. It is not my bench rest rifle though. They wear Kreiger, Shilen, etc.

 

[therifler]

I had put two A&B barrels on my rifles one 6.5X250 ack. 9 twist. That gun mod 70 win. 1" groups with 120 gr nosler tips .It will probably work better but that kills deer at 50 yds. so i stopped right there. The other was a 308 on a mauser acton which just did not work well at all. However i have built 6 rifles on mauser and springfield actions for guys down in texas and i am told that they all shoot half inch and under at 100yds. So yes i guess it is a crap shoot but not benchrest material for sure .

 

[fdshuster]

Like optics, the saying "you get what you pay for", also applies to rifle barrels, and as mentioned, it's a crap shoot at best. For anyone who tells me their $89.95 barrel will compete with a $315 Krieger, my response is "show me". After many years, I'm still waiting.

 

[Preacher]

ER Shaw and Adams & Bennett are the same thing........

 

[strobes]

Can one looking thought bore scope say how the barrel may shoot?
I'm considering to get one of these in 7mm-08 and my friend has a bore scope...
What make these barrels so unpredictable?

 

[Preacher]

You could probably tell if it had a chance to shoot good by looking into it with a borescope, but I wouldn't want to bet money on it... Some darn nice looking barrels don't shoot as good as they look, and I've seen a few that didnt look like they would and they surprised me....
Pretty hard for a mass produced barrel to be on par with a custom barrel that had a lot of TLC by hand put into doing it.....

 

[fdshuster]

Double what preacher says: I've had 2 "premium" barrels (shall remain nameless, but are leaders in the field), that I never could get to shoot, and several factory barrels (Savage & Remington) that are borderline ugly, but hold under moa, and groups actually get smaller as they load up with fouling/ "filling in the holes" I guess. My problem with an E.R.Shaw CM barrel in 250 Savage, was extreme reamer & tool marks from the throat all the way to the muzzle. Looked like a Nicholson file. Fire 20 rds.(all over the paper: 4.5" to 6" @ 200 yds. was common), and spend 2 to 3 hours digging out copper with Sweet's. To their credit, and I respect them for it, when I returned the barrel to them ( I live within a 25 minute drive of their shop), they apologized, said it should have never left their shop, and I was handed a complete refund check, a copy of which I still have.

 

[therifler]

i have one of those 300.00 barrels won't shoot when i look down the bore all kinds of tool marks . they run down the bore with the rifling not across manufacturer said that is ok would'nt make a difference in accuracy. dear abby why can't i win with this gun ?