DVH 357 MAG and SSK 445 SM Range outing

[BT]

When things come together, it’s a good feeling and a relief.

Are all of the VH barrels tapped as far forward for the scope base?

[J A XSP]

When things come together, it’s a good feeling and a relief.

Are all of the VH barrels tapped as far forward for the scope base?

I don't know about other barrels but this one did seem pretty far forward. It's tapped for 4 holes but I think I can get a 6-hole base from Eabco and just use the front 4.

[Bobby Tomek]

They're not all quite as far forward as JA's. I have a feeling that barrel was destined to perhaps have a low-powered or Scout-type scope on it. But Van Horn and Bullberry do them right when it comes to having the holes somewhat forward on rifle barrels. It allows better and more even ring spacing with full-sized scopes.

Here's a Bullberry barrel:



Here's a Van Horn:



Here's an EABCO barrel. Notice how the scope is farther back than the others and does not give perfect eye relief because I am already out of room. The ring closest to the muzzle is on the last slot, and the ring is nearly bumping the turret housing. If drilled for 6 holes, you can work around that, but if only four, you are limited.





Here's a factory TC barrel: it has the same issue of not being able to mount a scope to optimum eye relief and alignment.





And unless they have 6 holes, MGM barrels are no better in that regard:





Here's a better view of an MGM:

[J A XSP]

This is my Eabco 24" 44 mag...it's definitely much further back. That's a relatively small scope and it has to go way forward on the mount.

[Bobby Tomek]

Many years I talked to one of the MGM guys about this before ordering a barrel. His response was "...yea, we know...but..."

The only solution offered was to drill either 6 or 8 holes. Their policy may have changed by now, but back then, they would not move the standard 4-hole setup any farther forward. That just made no sense to me.