Custom Build, need barrel maker ideas

Nunya53 · September 15, 2018, 11:16 AM

I'm planning on a future build. The base for the build is a Whitworth 300 WM which will eventually be a 375 Ruger with a stainless barrel. I'm going to have someone do the work, but would like to see what people think as to the barrel maker they would use.

Thanks,

Jerry

T. O'Heir · September 15, 2018, 12:16 PM

Decide on a budget first. And don't expect to see the finished rifle for at least a year. Otherwise, a Whitworth is just a commercial Mauser. It's usually best to use whatever brand the smithy sells. The guy might have a .375" barrel blank in stock. The brand doesn't matter much for a hunting rifle. Other than cost differences.
You want a guy who already has or knows he can rent the Ruger reamers too. If he doesn't, you'll be paying for 'em.

Ben Dover · September 15, 2018, 05:24 PM

^^^^ Well said.

Any medium quality barrel like perhaps a Douglas will be more than adequate for a hunting rifle.

std7mag · September 15, 2018, 05:39 PM

For my Whitworth build, and a Savage build i went with E.R. Shaw.
Their stainless barrels on their MKVII barrels have to be seen. You can't see where the barrel and the muzzle brake meet.
They can also do the work you need too.

Nunya53 · September 15, 2018, 06:20 PM

My 6.5x55 build on a JC Higgins M50 didn't hurt me too much. It was a Douglas #4 with a Dakota safety and B&C stock that I provided. I like the Douglas, just looking for options to suggest to the Gunsmith I decide to build its

Jerry

September 15, 2018, 11:16 AM	#1
Nunya53 Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 2006 Location: Sherwood, AR Posts: 207	Custom Build, need barrel maker ideas I'm planning on a future build. The base for the build is a Whitworth 300 WM which will eventually be a 375 Ruger with a stainless barrel. I'm going to have someone do the work, but would like to see what people think as to the barrel maker they would use. Thanks, Jerry

September 15, 2018, 12:16 PM	#2
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	Decide on a budget first. And don't expect to see the finished rifle for at least a year. Otherwise, a Whitworth is just a commercial Mauser. It's usually best to use whatever brand the smithy sells. The guy might have a .375" barrel blank in stock. The brand doesn't matter much for a hunting rifle. Other than cost differences. You want a guy who already has or knows he can rent the Ruger reamers too. If he doesn't, you'll be paying for 'em. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!

September 15, 2018, 05:24 PM	#3
Ben Dover Senior Member Join Date: April 11, 2013 Location: High up in the Rocky Moun Posts: 665	^^^^ Well said. Any medium quality barrel like perhaps a Douglas will be more than adequate for a hunting rifle. __________________ The soldier's pack is not so heavy a burden as the prisoner's chains. Dwight Eisenhower It is very important what a man stands for. But it is far more important what a man refuses to stand for.

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September 15, 2018, 05:39 PM	#4
std7mag Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2013 Location: Central Taxylvania.. Posts: 3,609	For my Whitworth build, and a Savage build i went with E.R. Shaw. Their stainless barrels on their MKVII barrels have to be seen. You can't see where the barrel and the muzzle brake meet. They can also do the work you need too. __________________ When our own government declares itself as "tyrannical", where does that leave us??!! "Januarary 6th insurrection". Funny, I didn't see a single piece of rope...

September 15, 2018, 06:20 PM	#5
Nunya53 Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 2006 Location: Sherwood, AR Posts: 207	My 6.5x55 build on a JC Higgins M50 didn't hurt me too much. It was a Douglas #4 with a Dakota safety and B&C stock that I provided. I like the Douglas, just looking for options to suggest to the Gunsmith I decide to build its Jerry