Local Source to turn and headspace a new barrel?

[Shipyard]

i have a buddy that's looking to start a new long range target build. bolt gun platform. He's looking to get a barrel made 28" x 1" with a 1:6.5 twist chambered and headspaced for .223 rem.

I thought i'd ask for him who might be able to do something of that sort. he would like to keep it local if at all possible. I believe he has a source for a 30" blank picked out.

thanks.

[JJ]

Call Chris over at Keeler's Gunsmithing in Becker.

http://keelersgunsmithing.com/

[JFettig]

AR barrel?

I just did a 24" with a .223 WYLDE chamber. I'm no professional by any means but I might consider doing it.
I put about 500 rounds through it two weeks ago out west:
http://stuff.jfettigmachines.com/prairi ... G_1971.JPG

If you want to look at it I could meet you somewhere with the one I built.


Jon

[senna1]

Jim Kobe is one of the finest Gunsmiths in MN.

Do a search and you'll see that he is highly regarded in both the Benchrest and the Hunting communities.

Doesn't have a website AFAIK but his telephone number is 1-952-884-6031

[RAGGED]

He's looking to get a barrel made 28" x 1" with a 1:6.5 twist chambered and headspaced for .223 rem.

Man thats allot of twsit! What pills does he want to shoot out of this thing? Must be really long and heavy!

[JFettig]

He's looking to get a barrel made 28" x 1" with a 1:6.5 twist chambered and headspaced for .223 rem.

Man thats allot of twsit! What pills does he want to shoot out of this thing? Must be really long and heavy!

About all I've heard of people shooting out of those are the 85-95gr bergers, I believe you want a WYLDE chamber for those too to make use of the case capacity.

Jon