Brownells Mauser barrels?

yggorf · December 6, 2010, 08:45 PM

Anyone know who makes the Mauser barrels Brownells sells under their house brand?

Anyone tried these? Are they any good?

**Unclenick** · December 7, 2010, 06:54 PM

No idea, but it says they're stress relieved, so they should be consistent bore diameter. Krieger's commercial grade barrel operation, Criterion, makes button rifled stress-relieved barrels on an OEM basis. It may be theirs. But there are a lot of other shops out there.

guncrank · December 8, 2010, 07:29 AM

Wild River Barrels made some "Brownells" branded barrels
or atleast they where.

CEW

yggorf · December 8, 2010, 08:14 PM

I called Brownells, it turns out they are Shaw barrels.

Clark · December 9, 2010, 11:51 AM

There are great Shaw barrels and terrible Shaw barrels.
Knowing Brownells, they got the good ones.
When Midway started selling Shaw barrels as Addams and Bennett in ~ 2001, I received some amazingly bad barrels. Bent .5" or rough as a cob inside. Then they shipped some good ones.

I have been able to get very good groups with very bad barrels by not letting them get hot and warp, and by cleaning out the Copper fouling. The effort means that the barrel may not be worth my time, but it also means that group size is not a good measure of a barrel.

Even a $260 premium custom barrel that is stress relieved and factory lapped, may quickly Copper foul until broken in.

What does it all mean?
If you are like me and trying to shoot ruminants beyond 500 yards and rodents past 250 yards, then how fast a barrel Copper fouls is a big deal.
But if you are shooting ruminants at 100 yards, then it will not matter much.

December 6, 2010, 08:45 PM	#1
yggorf Senior Member Join Date: April 17, 2009 Posts: 125	Brownells Mauser barrels? Anyone know who makes the Mauser barrels Brownells sells under their house brand? Anyone tried these? Are they any good?

December 7, 2010, 06:54 PM	#2
Unclenick Staff Join Date: March 4, 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 21,063	No idea, but it says they're stress relieved, so they should be consistent bore diameter. Krieger's commercial grade barrel operation, Criterion, makes button rifled stress-relieved barrels on an OEM basis. It may be theirs. But there are a lot of other shops out there. __________________ Gunsite Orange Hat Family Member CMP Certified GSM Master Instructor NRA Certified Rifle Instructor NRA Benefactor Member and Golden Eagle Last edited by Unclenick; December 8, 2010 at 08:42 AM. Reason: typo fix

December 8, 2010, 07:29 AM	#3
guncrank Senior Member Join Date: July 15, 2006 Location: Fern Creek ,KY and Metro Louisville at large Posts: 430	Wild River Barrels made some "Brownells" branded barrels or atleast they where. CEW __________________ Republic Arms and Armaments 07 1-502-231-1118 Machine Shop and Finishing Services to the trade and public

December 8, 2010, 08:14 PM	#4
yggorf Senior Member Join Date: April 17, 2009 Posts: 125	I called Brownells, it turns out they are Shaw barrels.

December 9, 2010, 11:51 AM	#5
Clark Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 1999 Location: WA, the ever blue state Posts: 4,678	There are great Shaw barrels and terrible Shaw barrels. Knowing Brownells, they got the good ones. When Midway started selling Shaw barrels as Addams and Bennett in ~ 2001, I received some amazingly bad barrels. Bent .5" or rough as a cob inside. Then they shipped some good ones. I have been able to get very good groups with very bad barrels by not letting them get hot and warp, and by cleaning out the Copper fouling. The effort means that the barrel may not be worth my time, but it also means that group size is not a good measure of a barrel. Even a $260 premium custom barrel that is stress relieved and factory lapped, may quickly Copper foul until broken in. What does it all mean? If you are like me and trying to shoot ruminants beyond 500 yards and rodents past 250 yards, then how fast a barrel Copper fouls is a big deal. But if you are shooting ruminants at 100 yards, then it will not matter much.