a&b barrels?

[desertdog]

got 4 of them. 1- 250 savage, 1-257 roberts, 1-22-250 rem, 1-.223 rem? what do you think??

[geargrinder]

I think you should sell me the 250 savage. ;D

[scottkr]

Just took delivery of a new .22-250 barrel today. $60. Couldn't pass it up!

[lucy123]

I love my 308 a and b.

[DGD6MM]

I have a .260 on a mauser action that is a real good shooter.

[Uncle Jack]

got 4 of them. 1- 250 savage, 1-257 roberts, 1-22-250 rem, 1-.223 rem? what do you think??


I'm not sure what to think. Do you have them attached to anything?

uj

[desertdog]

uj, not yet! on sale at midway could not pass them up. guess i was looking what everybody thinks about them?? will put the .257 bob on this weekend and give it a try!!

[Uncle Jack]

Well?...May 1st and waiting.

uj

[desertdog]

got to the range last weekend with the .257 bob got it on paper. will try some loads on sunday for the .257 bob. as for the .223 barrel so far right at 1 inch at 100 yards. about 300 rounds so far 1 inch might be the best for this barrel? one thing i can tell you it is easier to clean than the factory barrel! it will be a little while before i get to the 250 savage. the bullet police(wife) put me on a bullet budget!! lol!!

[sinman]

use your 260 rem barrel you wont want to use the a&bs again haha

[MZ5]

I have 3:
1) A heavy stainless 243 Win. Chamber reamer caught a chip or something, 'cause there's a bulge ring on the shoulder of every fired case. Very good shooter, though, and cleans up pretty quick.

2) A medium 223 WSSM. Shoots fine, but horrible copper fouler.

3) A medium 6.5-300 WSM. Again, shoots fine, but the most disastrously horrible copper fouling barrel I've ever owned, seen, or heard about, and a full treatment with the Tubb FinalFinish 'system' didn't help.

I think I'd buy another A&B barrel, if only they had them in chamberings and weights/contours I wanted. :(

[tammons]

Had a 223 A+B barrel that shot tight.

[HankC]

Why A&B Savage heavy barrel is 1 in 14 twist? what is this twist rate good for?

[Blue Avenger]

Why A&B Savage heavy barrel is 1 in 14 twist? what is this twist rate good for?
55gr and less. varmints like getting hit with speed.

[Blue Avenger]

got 4 of them. 1- 250 savage, 1-257 roberts, 1-22-250 rem, 1-.223 rem? what do you think??


You will be busy trying to find a load and then switching before you finish to another barrel you want too try.
then you can AI them and start over.

[fatdaddy]

got 4 of them. 1- 250 savage, 1-257 roberts, 1-22-250 rem, 1-.223 rem? what do you think??


You will be busy trying to find a load and then switching before you finish to another barrel you want too try.
then you can AI them and start over.



Thats exactly what I did.... have a 223 AI to spin on and work up loads for and still working on the 22 250 AI, send more 40gr vmax please...

[desertdog]

ya, got my hands full with these!! lol! that .223 shoots OK. got about 460rds down the tube and nothing to write home about!! the .257 bob shoots really good! 3/4inch outside to outside. will see what happens with the rest? 8) dd

[rjtfroggy]

Does anyone have a web site for A&B? I keep getting redirected and it doesn't look like Midway has updated their pages in a while. Or even better another source for them.

[efw]

Midway updates their site on a minute-by-minute basis so if they have something arrive in a shipment you'll see it real-time.

http://www.midwayusa.com/Search/#adams%20%26%20bennett%20savage____-_1-2-4_8-16-32

A&B barrels are ER Shaw rejects. I barreled a Czech Mauser w/ an A&B F34-tapered 257 Rob that I had cut to Ackley Improved. It shoots well enough... as with many ok barrels it'll shoot certain loads REALLY well (bug holes), some pretty well (1-1.5 MOA), but most just alright (+/-2").

I'm building a couple of Bobs, one in AI for a buddy of mine, and one standard for me, on Savage short actions and am planning to run a Shilens on both of those. At the very least I'd run a first-run Shaw. I have an ER Shaw on a Savage 110 in 338-06 A-Square that shoots very nicely. There really isn't any significant price difference... I think ER Shaw charges $150 for a blued, chambered 110 barrel?

Good luck w/ the project,


efw