From: bartbob@aol.com (Bartbob)
Newsgroups: rec.guns
Subject: Re: Building .308 - need advice on barrel
Date: 6 Mar 1997 09:45:37 -0500

You pretty much get what you pay for regarding rifle barrels.  It takes
more time to make the accurate ones.

Krieger barrel blanks go for about $250.  Obermeyer, Hart and Medesha ones
go for a bit less.  These are the best ones made in the USA.  All are
lapped to exact bore/groove dimensions.

Next in line are Shilen and Schneider which go for about $225.  Excellent
barrels but they only last half as long as the above barrels.  These are
also lapped to exact bore/groove dimensions.

On down the list is Douglas which go for about $130 (?) or thereabouts. 
These are average quality barrels that vary quite a bit in bore/groove
diameters between barrels.  You may need to get 10 of them, fit them, then
find out what each one does for accuracy.  Preimum grade ones are somewhat
better than standard ones.  They're all airgaged to measure groove
diameter uniformity; the better ones are called Preimum.  None are lapped
to bore/groove uniformity

And then there's the cheap ones that are not worth much if accuracy is
important.

Order the barrel profiled like you want.  Once you've got the blank, it'll
have to be shanked, chambered and crowned.  Do not have a button rifled
barrel blank  turned down and profiled; it will have different bore and
groove diameters afterwords and won't be as accurate.

From: Rock McMillan <mcbros@indirect.com>
Newsgroups: rec.guns
Subject: Re: Good barrels for Rem 700 in .308?
Date: 7 Feb 1996 00:07:28 -0500

# I have been reading several of the discussions about barrels, and 
# haven't
# seen Douglas mentioned. I do see their ad's regularly, and wonder how
# they stack up. Comments?

Douglas barrels are very good mass produced barrels but don't usually 
compare with the good match grade stainless barrels made but people like 
Hart, Schneider, and Lilja.

For a hunting type rifle Douglas barrels will usually shoot better than 
the person doing the shooting.

From: Rock McMillan <mcbros@indirect.com>
Newsgroups: rec.guns
Subject: Re: Lilja Address and Phone Number
Date: 7 Feb 1996 00:08:28 -0500

# I need the phone number and Address for Dan Lilja.....also, anyone
# with experience with him and his work would appreciate feedback

Lilja Precision Rifle Barrels, Inc
245 Compass Creek Road
P.O. Box 372
Plains, MT  59859
406-826-3084
406-826-3083 Fax

We buy about 5 barrels per month from Lilja, he delivers when he says he 
will and the quality is as good as there is.  I recommend Lilja barrels 
100%.

Rock McMillan

From: Gale McMillan <mcmillan@getnet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.guns
Subject: Re: Lilja Address and Phone Number
Date: 8 Feb 1996 23:11:22 -0500

RAB25909 wrote:
 
# I need the phone number and Address for Dan Lilja.....also, anyone with
# experience with him and his work would appreciate feedback

Dan is one of three leading barrel makers in the world. We use his 
barrels on every thing from 22 to 50cal and never got a bad one. Good 
product in a timely delivery. The others are Hart and Schneider.  Before 
I get a lot of other opinions from you hook cutter barrel fans check the 
record books.

Dan's ph. number is 406-826-3084    fax 406-826-3083

Gale McMillan