My Custom 7mm-08 - Page 2

reynolds357 · July 23, 2013, 12:05 PM

LAH, they would have had to improve a lot to be up to paper punching. A factory sponsored shooter of anything never helps me inform my opinion of a product. We all know that the factory shooters are shooting run of the mill products straight off the production line.

LAH · July 23, 2013, 01:14 PM

I'm not a sponsored shooter & in fact haven't shot an IBS match in a 2 years & when I did it was a Krieger barrel. Just stating an opinion as I'm around many of their barrels mostly because I'm only an hour or so from the factory. Their barrels are much better under the current management than under Tim's father.

reynolds357 · July 23, 2013, 02:20 PM

I might try one again on a hunting rifle and see how it does. I have kind of gotten hooked on Lilja. It would be nice is Douglas has improved their quality considerably because they are priced right. I was not implying you were a sponsored shooter. I was pointing out that the ones you mentioned are most definitely sponsored shooters.

LAH · July 23, 2013, 05:18 PM

I'd like to have a Lilja for one of my 22LR bolt guns. You are correct the Douglas isn't on enough win sheets to get real excited about paper punching but they are better than before & I think it's because Tim & Stan are "going public" on the IBS 1000 yard bench with the barrels. I've seen several 5 shot groups under 4" but you & I know that won't keep you in the winner's circle

July 23, 2013, 12:05 PM	#26
reynolds357 Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 2012 Posts: 6,187	LAH, they would have had to improve a lot to be up to paper punching. A factory sponsored shooter of anything never helps me inform my opinion of a product. We all know that the factory shooters are shooting run of the mill products straight off the production line.

July 23, 2013, 01:14 PM	#27
LAH Senior Member Join Date: March 22, 2002 Location: In The Hardwoods Posts: 1,202	I'm not a sponsored shooter & in fact haven't shot an IBS match in a 2 years & when I did it was a Krieger barrel. Just stating an opinion as I'm around many of their barrels mostly because I'm only an hour or so from the factory. Their barrels are much better under the current management than under Tim's father.

July 23, 2013, 02:20 PM	#28
reynolds357 Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 2012 Posts: 6,187	I might try one again on a hunting rifle and see how it does. I have kind of gotten hooked on Lilja. It would be nice is Douglas has improved their quality considerably because they are priced right. I was not implying you were a sponsored shooter. I was pointing out that the ones you mentioned are most definitely sponsored shooters.

July 23, 2013, 05:18 PM	#29
LAH Senior Member Join Date: March 22, 2002 Location: In The Hardwoods Posts: 1,202	I'd like to have a Lilja for one of my 22LR bolt guns. You are correct the Douglas isn't on enough win sheets to get real excited about paper punching but they are better than before & I think it's because Tim & Stan are "going public" on the IBS 1000 yard bench with the barrels. I've seen several 5 shot groups under 4" but you & I know that won't keep you in the winner's circle