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Hemicuda · November 3, 2008, 08:25 PM

When you buy a new aftermarket barrel, (I know this is true, at least with Star, Schillen, and Lilja) you CAN specify a "premium" class barrel... if you use the right manufacturers jargon, it means one that came through boring, rifling, profile turning, heat-treat, and chambering, and never needed straightening... these are barrels that just accidentally DIDN'T need the straightening process, and even though they took less work to manufacture, they cost 2 to 3 times as much...

I HAVE a Star premium on my Mauser .243 Win it was NOT worth the extra coin...

I built a second Mauser in .243, with a Douglas blank, that I assume WAS straightened... and it shoots just as well...

November 3, 2008, 08:25 PM	#4
Hemicuda Senior Member Join Date: September 13, 2001 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,757	When you buy a new aftermarket barrel, (I know this is true, at least with Star, Schillen, and Lilja) you CAN specify a "premium" class barrel... if you use the right manufacturers jargon, it means one that came through boring, rifling, profile turning, heat-treat, and chambering, and never needed straightening... these are barrels that just accidentally DIDN'T need the straightening process, and even though they took less work to manufacture, they cost 2 to 3 times as much... I HAVE a Star premium on my Mauser .243 Win it was NOT worth the extra coin... I built a second Mauser in .243, with a Douglas blank, that I assume WAS straightened... and it shoots just as well... __________________ Hemi. gun and car collector. Rare cars, and rarer guns.