Who made this barrel??

[chomondely3]

I inherited this stainless .30 barrel from my father. It was made sometime before 1994, quite possibly in the late 60's or early 70's. The bore looks good, no rust. The barrel is 28 inches long and 1.25 inches in diameter. It is a straight cylinder, no taper, The muzzle is marked "muzzle" Between 9 and 9.5 lbs or so.
1. Does the "WG" marking ring a bell with anyone?
2. What is the significance of the red mark?
3. Is this barrel, finished at 25 or 26 inches, too heavy to hang on a post-64 Winchester action? I have a target stock with a wide channel.

Thanks for your thoughts.

 

[jackieschmidt]

Years ago I (early ‘90’s), had some Hart barrels that were marked with the bore diameters like that.

 

[jelenko]

Is this barrel, finished at 25 or 26 inches, too heavy to hang on a post-64 Winchester action?

It would be if you wanted to carry it around.
If it's on a bench only, should work ok.

 

[chomondely3]

I will call Hart again. I probably need to talk to someone a little more seasoned than the last person.
Hart might make sense. I remember Dad and his friends talking about Hart as a a top-notch barrel maker.

 

[chomondely3]

The only waking that I plan to do with it is from the car to the bench.