McGowen barrels

[Dennis]

LOL, I think barrel-nut has a good idea/thought!

Dennis

[earl39]

Why not?? There are gain twist barrels out there now so why not a screw on gain twist? Might be something for some brave soul to look into.

[barrel-nut]

One problem would be getting the rifling to align with the existing barrel, otherwise it would re-engrave the bullet and probably cause a helluva pressure spike.

[earl39]

That would be the brave soul and it would have to be timed to the barrel so a serial number or some other way to mark it would be in order. of course there will always be some idiot out there that would cause a problem. Maybe we should just forget i mentioned it.

[mikeooa]

I filed U.S. Patent #9388343098 yesterday, Back-off!!
Mike S

[barrel-nut]

^^brave soul^^

[Ovrmydeadbdy]

Here is the link to my new Mcgowen barrel on my 7mm rem mag.
http://savageshooters.com/showthread.php?t=35488

[scope eye]

My 260AI 10 twist will stabilize bullets up to 120gr, and my 264 WinMag 10 twist will stabilize bullets up to 140gr.

Dean

[6mmBR_Shooter]

My 260AI 10 twist will stabilize bullets up to 120gr, and my 264 WinMag 10 twist will stabilize bullets up to 140gr.

Dean

But you send them off at 10,000fps!

[Jonl]

My first three shot group through my McGowen 22-250 9 twist barrel with Sierra 53 gr. match king and 35 gr. H380 was less than 1/4 " and it shoots under 1/2" with several other loads. Love it

[rob.dizz.89]

I'm sooo glad this thread exists. I thought I had done enough homework when I recently bought my McGowen barrel, but a couple days after I submitted and paid for my order I read a few comments on a different forum that got me second guessing. I read a comment in this thread that made a lot of sense to me though: people are ten times more likely to write a bad review than a good one (paraphrasing) and I would have to agree with that. If there are only a few unhappy customers out of all the people they sell barrels to, then I feel way better about going with McGowen. I'm sure every aftermarket barrel company has had a few customers in the past that had complaints, but that's business for ya, can't make everyone happy. Also, I've read that on the slim chance that there is a problem, they are very good at making it right which really gives me peace of mind. I just ordered my barrel last week, and I'm having them install one of their "turbo brakes" so it'll be another couple weeks before I receive my order, but I already can barely stand it I'm so excited! This is my first custom build (besides a Ruger 10/22 that a 5 year-old can put together) so I've had to do a ton of reading. Now I know some of the in-and-outs of what components are needed to make the rifle as accurate as possible and I feel pretty confident that I have everything I need. Hopefully in a month or so if everything goes as planned, I'll be slinging lead downrange!

[rob.dizz.89]

Forgot to ask in my last comment, but can you guys tell me what the average turn-around time is for a pre-fit that McGowen had in stock? I'm having them add a brake so the turn-around time will be a week or two longer....just curious as to when I should start expecting it being delivered and when I should start getting worried. Do they send you a notification and/or a tracking number when they ship out the barrels?

[Ovrmydeadbdy]

I received my pre fit in 11 weeks with no brake. We'll worth it and a lot less time than any other precision barrel company.

[Dennis]

Forgot to ask in my last comment, but can you guys tell me what the average turn-around time is for a pre-fit that McGowen had in stock? I'm having them add a brake so the turn-around time will be a week or two longer....just curious as to when I should start expecting it being delivered and when I should start getting worried. Do they send you a notification and/or a tracking number when they ship out the barrels?

You don't need to get worried. The break adds about 7 days to the order, avg is 2 to 2 1/2 weeks. Yes, you will get your UPS tracking number.

PM you order number and I will check on it.


Dennis