Mcgowan barrel ??

SMK Shoe · 05-04-2012, 08:43 PM

I have a couple of McGowan's and they are pretty good shooter's. But I have had the same problems with customer service, The machinist that must have made all my barrels has had more family issues in the last two years, than I have had my whole life. I can see them having to rent a 6.5mm BR reamer ( I expected that), but after 8 weeks, being told they needed another month to get a 6mm BR reamer. to many excuses for me. Havn't ordered another since and don't plan to order again. To bad, they are good shooting barrels.

**Stockrex** · 05-04-2012, 10:53 PM

What mcgowen renting reamers
Hmm, my local smith rents his reamers from mcgowen.
Someone living closeby should go there undercover, maybe making barrels is a side business now and they are making cupcakes. Hopefully, they have a great red velvet.

**Blue Avenger** · 05-05-2012, 08:55 AM

There are a couple places that rent and very easy to deal with. I have never waited more then a few days to get a reamer.

**thunderchief** · 05-09-2012, 12:33 PM

I have a McGowen .308 bull that I received that didn't have enough thread length on the receiver threads. Could get the barrel nut on there but couldn't fit the factory lug much less the aftermarket one I had planned to use. I called McGowen up, explained the issue to them and a week later had the thread length I needed on the barrel. They did scuff my crown but no biggie, the barrel is getting blasted anyway. I really have no complaints, stuff happens, but I think I like my LW's better overall.

goob · 05-18-2012, 02:02 PM

Update to my problem. Take some advise and stay away from these people. Sent the barrel and action back to them. After $28.00 shipping, 3 Calls and 3 weeks later finally got it back last Friday where they had got the barrel put on properly. Then I am ready to shoot. The first round chanbered fine but after the shot the bolt was hard to lift and stuck. Well I had to hit the bolt with a rubber hammer to extract the brass. Right before the taper on the brass was a swell about 1/16 wide and 1/4 inch long and all away around the caseing it looked really bad. After fireing it several rounds every shot was the same. I contacted them again on Monday I was told by a guy named Dan I would just have to talk to his gunsmith. So the gunsmith says he has never heard of this and it might be the way I am loading. Now after we decide maby thiers smothing wrong with the chamber hed says I just need to send it back. He puts me back on the phone with a lady. I ask her can they take care of the shipping back and she finally says they will. She wanted me to leave it on the front porch till UPS can pick it up. I say no-way . Then she offers to email me a return shipping label. This was Monday and guess what no label. I decided to take it to my local gunsmith this morning and he said he has never seen a chamber this bad in 30 years but he can polish it out. I will NEVER!! use them again. >

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**5spd** · 05-20-2012, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by riverat

Originally Posted by goob

Well i called them monday and told a guy my problem. He said that basicly savage actions were junk but if i would send him the barrel and the action they would put it together for me. He ask if my action was blued ??? (It is) and told me that stainless barrels do not go together with blued barrel nuts, but the 223 barrel that was on it was also stainless with no problems screwing on. It cost me $25.00 dollars to send it back that i tought they should have taken care of. So i am hopeing i will not get charged for thier mistake also.

Sounds to me like you have a Bullsmith instead of Gunsmith.now i heard it all LOL

I agree with ^^^^ the gunsmith is an idiot IMO.
My 2 Mcgowan SS bbls went right on after I hit the threads with emery cloth to knock them down a tad.