Savage Pre-Fit Barrel Choice

[jesilva]

I am building a 6BR on a new Savage 12. In your opinion, which is the best choice for a pre-fit barrel, shilen or SSS/Douglas.

Thanks,

Jim

 

[Spotcheck_Billy]

Shilen!

 

[Forum Boss]

Also consider PacNor. Myself and many other members of this board have PacNor pre-fits that are very accurate.

 

[jesilva]

Which Pac-Nor rifling do you prefer in an 8 twist barrel.

Jim

 

[Forum Boss]

Which Pac-Nor rifling do you prefer in an 8 twist barrel.

Jim

I'm very happy with the 3-groove Supermatch stainless. That's not to say a 4- or 6-groove won't shoot as well, but the 3-groove works great for me.

The folks at PacNor will tell you they think the conventional rifling is slightly more accurate, on average, than their "polygonal" barrels.

 

[jesilva]

Appreciate the responses.

Jim

 

[flyinbrian]

Don't rule out Lothar Walther barrels. I have a Savage with a 1/8 twist in stainless steel and it's unbelievably accurate.

 

[lukehalee]

Very pleased with my Shilen.

 

[chino1969]

I am building a 6BR on a new Savage 12. In your opinion, which is the best choice for a pre-fit barrel, shilen or SSS/Douglas.

Thanks,

Jim

I have two Douglas Sharp Shooter Supply barrels and three Pac Nors; all shoot and clean very well. My next Savage pre-fit will be a Shilen just to spread the money around and compare. Even though Douglas does not lap their barrels, they shoot very well and last a long time.
Chino69

 

[memilanuk]

+1 on the SSS/Douglas barrels. I picked up a 'take-off' 6mm BR barrel from someone who just had too many "6mm-something-or-others" in the safe. 50rds thru it, best $250 I spent in a while. That thing was kinda slow, but 600yds and in, damn it was accurate. Last fall in a fit of stupidity I sold it off; I believe the new owner is quite happy with it :thumb:

I will probably try a Shilen as well just to say I have...

 

[koger]

Have tried all of the above, good to great results, but best barrel yet is benchmark, 8 twist on 6.5/284, got it from Kevin Rayhill at Stockade Gunstocks .com. 15 round break in, grouped so good with the first 3 loads i tried that went with the one i had most components.

 

[rhino]

I would vote for a Pac-nor 3 groove Super match as well.

I have one on my Savage that shoots as good as my Bartlien on a Kelby action.

I am taking it to 1k this Saturday, so I should now more.

Mine is a 1-8.5 twist Super Match 3 groove 30 inches long .875 at the muzzle.

Sits in a SSS br stock, SSS trigger, Seekins base and my Burris BD scope sits on top of that.

RHINOUT!

 

[Hammer]

Trying to remember all the folks who make prefits for Savage...


E Arthur Brown
E R Shaw
McGowen
Midway A&B
Pac-Nor
Savage factory take-offs,Northlander)
Sharp Shooter Supply,Douglas)
Shilen

Sure there's another dozen I'm forgetting.

 

[shcal]

My 6mm BR squirrel gun has a 28" three groove PacNor super match straight barrel at 1.055". Sits in a Kevin Rayhill BR stock, shoots great, easy to clean, easy to install.

 

[eggman]

I have just completed break-in on a Shilen 26" 8" twist Super Match barrel in 6 BR .272" nk. with the ratchet rifling and I am quite pleased. It was a long wait on it and probably will get Kevin Rayhill to make the next Savage barrel but I just had to try the Shilen and I don't regret it one bit.

Rodney

 

[usngunner]

Trying to remember all the folks who make prefits for Savage...


E Arthur Brown
E R Shaw
McGowen
Midway A&B
Pac-Nor
Savage factory take-offs,Northlander)
Sharp Shooter Supply,Douglas)
Shilen

Sure there's another dozen I'm forgetting.

Lothar Walther

I love my Lothar Walther Supermatch barrels. They shoot great in my .260 Rem and .300 WM.

 

[memilanuk]

Just wish they'd make one in 6.5x47L!

I know they will 'custom' make one to your specs... but it ain't exactly cheap, nor quick,like Spider Firearms pulling one off the shelf and sticking it in the mail!)

 

[robbor]

I would go with a lothar walther or a shilen or a full custom. Ive heard of many problems with pacnor reamers, unfinished or problem barrels, hardness that is always 5 points lower than their spec which is spec +or- 5, and them not standing behind barrels for gunsmiths. Iver heard of a few problems with shilen but no where as many as pacnor.

 

[chuckw2]

I have had only great experiences with Pac-Nor bbls. I have used 5 in the last two years. Randy Robinett talked me into trying them a short while back.


CJW

 

[aixenmemphis]

I recently had a Lothar Wather pre-fit in 6.5x284 that wouldn't group with anything to save my life. After rebedding and trying everything I knew, a cast was taken of the chamber and a very competent smith told me that the chamber was slightly out of round so I will probably go with a shilen next time.