My New custom 28" 6.5 barrel *PICS*

[CobraRed]

After many months of anxiousness, finally got my McGowen barrel machined to my specs

Chambered in 6.5x55 Swede
28" long
1.2" diameter to 1" dia muzzle
11 degree crown
1:8.5 twist

pre-fit machined for Rem 700







I dip rubber to make crown covers for each of my barrels






Yay for no longer heat soaking the barrel after 4 shots!

[CenCalHobbist]

That stock is amazing! Nice rifle!

[CobraRed]

That stock is amazing! Nice rifle!

Thanks, it's birch with an aluminum chassis inside

here's the other side

[RugerNo1]

That barrel is a damn truck axle! :P

[toby]

Thats gonna be a heavy one. Cool though!

[North86]

can't see the pix?????

[Mr_Dunev]

Absolutely Beautiful....

[Wildhawk66]

Beautiful Rifle.

I'm curious about your crown covers. Is this an involved process?

I dip rubber to make crown covers for each of my barrels

[CobraRed]

Beautiful Rifle.

I'm curious about your crown covers. Is this an involved process?

I work at a company that designs and manufactures aerospace parts, the cutters/roughers/end mills that CNC's use get dipped into a heated vat of plastic like rubber when stored to protect the edges.
I just made solid pieces of round that were the size of my muzzles and dipped them.

[Wildhawk66]

I work at a company that designs and manufactures aerospace parts, the cutters/roughers/end mills that CNC's use get dipped into a heated vat of plastic like rubber when stored to protect the edges.
I just made solid pieces of round that were the size of my muzzles and dipped them.

Thanks for the detailed explanation, that's a great idea.

[russ69]

1.2" diameter to 1" dia muzzle

My that's a big one. You are going to need double hernia surgery after you build that one, that's rail gun size.

[CobraRed]

Thanks for the detailed explanation, that's a great idea.

Thank you, no problem.
I've notice the one I've had on my .308 McGowen barrel for almost a year is pretty beat up - and it's always snug on the end of my barrel when I'm not shooting - so to think that same sort of wear could have been done to the muzzle/crown encouraged me to make more.

My that's a big one. You are going to need double hernia surgery after you build that one, that's rail gun size.

[MongooseV8]

Curious why you went so long? The 6.5x55 isn't really a big powder burner like a belted magnum. I have a McGowen in 243 that shoots less than 0.25" groups.

You are going to have a sweet shooter when its done!

[CobraRed]

Curious why you went so long? The 6.5x55 isn't really a big powder burner like a belted magnum. I have a McGowen in 243 that shoots less than 0.25" groups.

You are going to have a sweet shooter when its done!

Actually, among modern action hand loaders, 28 29 and even 30 inches isn't uncommon in this cartridge when doing distance work. Especially since I'm using a slow burning powder like rl22.

[Army GI]

Longer barrels are better for long distance: more muzzle velocity.