green mountian barrels

muzz · Apr 10, 2015

Has anyone used a green mountain barrel? I have a shilen barrel in 280AI on my remington now. Thinking of going to a different cal.

IdahoCTD · Apr 11, 2015

I've had two of them. One I built a 6.5-284 out of and it shot around 1 1/2". The other I built a 6.5x300wm with and it shoots around 3/8". For me it's not worth cutting corners with a barrel since it's about 95% of the accuracy potential in a rifle. Most people have to pay to have a barrel installed so that money is wasted if the barrel doesn't shoot. The bargain barrel doesn't look like such a bargain anymore if it becomes a tomato stake.

truck driver · Apr 11, 2015

The only Green mountain barrels I've used were replacement barrels for the Thompson Center Hawken black powder rifles. They were better than the average factory rifle but don't know anything about their modern barrels.

Yoda · Apr 11, 2015

Check this site out, he uses green mountain barrels quite a bit, and he'll answer any questions you have I'm sure: www.apachegunworks.com

efw · Apr 11, 2015

IdahoCTD":2qsoayu6 said:
I've had two of them. One I built a 6.5-284 out of and it shot around 1 1/2". The other I built a 6.5x300wm with and it shoots around 3/8". For me it's not worth cutting corners with a barrel since it's about 95% of the accuracy potential in a rifle. Most people have to pay to have a barrel installed so that money is wasted if the barrel doesn't shoot. The bargain barrel doesn't look like such a bargain anymore if it becomes a tomato stake.

This has become my way of thinking too, although I've never had bad luck w/ inexpensive barrels.

My 257 AI, my first custom, has a cheapo Adams & Bennett F34 contour CM from MidwayUSA and shoots lights out! Midway has since gone to Green Mtn but I haven't heard reviews.

BobT · Apr 12, 2015

I have one now chambered in 7x57 it's going on a 1908 Brazilian Mauser that will be my new deer rifle, patterned after an early commercial Mauser sporter. I'm doing all the work myself on the barrel so if it doesn't shoot it won't be a huge hit.