Green_Frog
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Re: Green Mountain bbls and Sharps Threads?
Reply #1 - Jan 24th, 2005 at 9:30am
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B-W, I currently own 3 cut rifled barrels from Grn Mtn. I wrote a review for the SSR Journal about them approx. 3 years ago based on my experiences with the first two which I bought through normal, commercial channels. The quality was and is exceptional even when compared to more expensive barrels. My only difficulty with the first (.45-70 BP) barrel was the result of fouling on a hot, dry day...which I attributed then and now to poor lube choice, not the barrel. The second (.32-40 with smokeless) came to me with a tiny bit of scale in the bore due to the heat treating process that has since been improved to eliminate the problem and which I took care of with about 10 rounds of fire lapping. Now I don't think I can MAKE that barrel foul. Accuracy with both of these barrels is far better than I have ability to utilise. I am currently fitting a light octagon bbl in .25-20 SS to a low-wall action and am fully confident that it will do just as well, but I have no data yet. As to button rifling, if the equipment is good and you start with a smooth, well reamed bore, the result will be quite good. Is it as good as cut rifling? Is a Ford as good as a Chrysler or a Smith & Wesson as good as a Colt? That depends, and someone will probably argue either side. The barrels are good quality, they are priced very well, and they are usually available immediately in most bore sizes. I like them a lot, but as with all things, YMMV! Regards, Charlie Shaeff the Green Frog PS For 5a, try the first deHaas book, I think all of that information is there. GF PPS At last report, I thought GM was only offering cut rifling on their 40+ cal barrels, did they start advertising they had a .38 bbl that was cut rifled? GF
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