AusVarmint

Hi everyone. Am looking at getting 2 Maddco stainless barrels. One for the Ruger No 1 in 204 and one in 7mm for a hunting rifle I am building. Am wondering if anyone has used their barrels lately and what do they think of them regarding accuracy and barrel life. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Not me personally (yet) but a mate has a couple and the accuracy is top rate. Turned a 2 incher (on a good day) into an almost regular 1/2 incher.
When I wear the barrel out on the .257 I'll be getting one (just can't happen fast enough).
Rob

Top notch

Top Rate.
I've got two 22cals coming,sent last Friday.
1. Sako 75 Varmint profile for 223 1/14 twist.
2. Sako A1 sporter profile for 221 Furball 1/14 twist.
$560 each plus $20 freight .
Aussie Made product,will support local when I can.
Cheers Big G

I have three and so far are very happy with them

big G wrote:Top Rate.
I've got two 22cals coming,sent last Friday.
1. Sako 75 Varmint profile for 223 1/14 twist.
2. Sako A1 sporter profile for 221 Furball 1/14 twist.
$560 each plus $20 freight .
Aussie Made product,will support local when I can.
Cheers Big G

With the au $ compared to the US at the moment it makes the maddco's much better priced than imported barrels too

Got one on my 6.5. Shoots great. Have nothing to compare it to custom wise though.

bimbo wrote:

big G wrote:Top Rate.
I've got two 22cals coming,sent last Friday.
1. Sako 75 Varmint profile for 223 1/14 twist.
2. Sako A1 sporter profile for 221 Furball 1/14 twist.
$560 each plus $20 freight .
Aussie Made product,will support local when I can.
Cheers Big G

With the au $ compared to the US at the moment it makes the maddco's much better priced than imported barrels too

Was thinking of a hopping on the Seddo Pac Nor buy.
Shame really with all the work he's put in trying to organise a buy that it hasn't happened yet.

By the time he gets 10 barrel orders in,I'll be pushing up daisies
Big G

Thanks for the input guys, greatly appreciated.

I have one - a 223 with a tight neck match chamber, it's excellent. Cleans up really well, shoots awesome (1/2-3/4 moa at 100 with cheap factory ammo) a barrel will only be as good as the work of the smith who puts it on though...

I have maddco barrels in 22 cal 6mm and 30 cal 6 in total get great accuracy from all you won't go wrong with one

Jacko9 wrote:I have one - a 223 with a tight neck match chamber, it's excellent. Cleans up really well, shoots awesome (1/2-3/4 moa at 100 with cheap factory ammo) a barrel will only be as good as the work of the smith who puts it on though...

But a tomato stake is still a tomato stake no matter who chambers it

What trev said,a shit barrel is a shit barrel,a good barrel with a shit chambering job is called ...................................rework!!!

I am thinking of getting a Maddco 20 cal barrel to put in the safe for ron. If stored correctly they don't have a use-by date, wont go mouldy and will only go up in price. It may take another 4 or 5 years for my 20/222 to go off, so it would be handy to have one in stock for that eventuality. Will save some more pennies and see about it in another 4 or 5 months.

I reckon on the formula, when doing a re barrel, that the barrel quality is worth 80 percent of your results, the plumbing work is worth 15 percent, loading and shooting ability are the other 5 percent.