Jury Custom barrel

I think with any barrel one purchases, you would inspect it for defects. I inspected both my Krieger and my Broughton and I will inspect my Jury. I dont expect to find anything wrong with it, but I also expect that dealing with Bob will be MUCH easier than dealing with an American barrel manufacturer. Bob stands by his work and is based in Red Deer. Pretty easy to get a replacement from a local rather than shipping a barrel back to the US for them to inspect it and then ship a new on across the border. Especially when the average wait time for something not in stock is 4-6mths anyways.

Especially nice when 6MT is getting such a CHEAP chamber job on that barrel to eh?? Deals like that dont come along very often eh Andy?
 
Pesky ab said:
Sorry for the derail , it just bugs me when poeple make unrealistic claims
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Thanks Pesky ... Always nice to hear from somebody that "walks the walk" ...probably saved me some money as the ".2 or better group with every barrel" claim .... is a no doubt stretching reality.
 
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Cut rifle is the flavour of the day and hard to beat , but don't count out button barrels yet, they have won a ton of stuff in the past , and the button guys are actively working on getting back on top , the issue with button barrels right now seems to be steel quality and the stress relieving ,so while they are not an active part of the program , I continue to keep an eye on them as I do with all the rest , you never know where the next great one comes from ,
 
Pesky ab, how true you are.

Shilen with the help of Lou Murdica, just set a pending SRBR World record I believe. Don't have the details but it was listed on 6mmBR.com

Shilen is actively putting in new equipment to try some tweaks to up their game. I am working with them on testing forms of stress relieving. So far, it is looking very promising.

My new PRS rifle has a 6mm 8 twist #4 contour Shilen and I have run that barrel to silly temp levels. Last shot went into the same hole at 100yds.

Did a string fire test with my 308 FTR rig... 28rds later, groups was still stable and centered at 250yds. Repeated the test 3 times with similar results. More testing to follow.

Working with Krieger too on a few different ideas. New test barrels just arrived with my current bulk shipment.

The competition world never rests... and neither do the top tier barrel manfs.

Jerry
 
Ron's barrels are active in the cast bullet world of competition where they apparently do well . I have never seen one in srbr and can't speak for the long range crowd.
 
arcticcathonda said:
What is your preference for the srbr world barrel wise?
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it may not look like it from the outside but srbr is always in a state of flux, to stay current you need to always be testing and looking for something great, this year for me it will be Bartliens ,Kriegers and some Maclennons if I can get them . any time you want to see what is popular just look at a match list they usually have a top twenty equipment list posted. Shilen is making a push to get back into br circles so hopefully there are good things to come from them. srbr competitors are a real pain in the butt for all venders, we are the most demanding customers and one of the smallest markets. But these are also the most accurate rifles in the world, so if you want to make a Name for yourself, winning in srbr is a great way to do it.
the problem with the internet is anyone can get on and claim what ever they like and their is no way to call them to task, its a real disservice to the shooting community ,they always fall back to statements like I don't need to compete to know what's good ,or my rifle shoots .2 or better or they post a target with the one good group they have shot and say the rifle shoots that all day long. the problem with this kind of stuff is it can not be validated and can get a new shooter really off track.
the reason I compete in sanctioned srbr is to be measured against the best there is in the world for real ,then you find out how good your stuff is in a hurry and there are no excuses. sometimes hard on the ego but all the internet bs drops away when the commence fire starts.
We have a saying in srbr "if it didn't happen in a match it didn't happen" .I was fortunate that I bumped into the right people in this sport early on, it was a big help to get me on a good path ,
So, back to barrels , I think Jury barrels are fine for most stuff such as hunting and varminting as I said earlier he seems like a reputable guy and it would sure be nice to source barrels close to home ,I hope Bob continues to push the envelope and improve . they are not quite where they need to be for srbr competition yet, the other side of the coin is that if he never breaks into br it probably wont matter as I am sure he can sell everything he can produce and doesn't need to worry about fussy bench shooters.
hope this is of some help and sorry for the long winded explanation, just want to try and give back a little of what others have been kind enough to pass on to me.
 
I have had quite a few (10+) of Bob's barrels on various different guns and I'm sure that number will double this year; and they are awesome, you won't go wrong with them. Call up Bob Galloway (Gun smith) or Dale Campbell (long range shooting instructor), galloway has probably chambered 30-40% of the ~450 barrels Jury has made since he started up. Character wise Jury is top notch. Ron Smith helps Jury out with questions and little things like that but I wouldn't say he is a teacher/mentor to Jury.
 
I appreciate the input. All I am doing is re-working a 700 SA into a Dolphin chassis. The oem "heavy" 26 inch barrel will be shot out this summer. This is a next winter project by an aspiring gunsmith. Like him, I am learning as I go. We....he, has a pretty good mentor. I know we will both learn a lot in this process.

As for "competition" grade barrels, that is not what I aspire to. I mostly shoot br and prone with the buddies. I want to see how far this close to retiree can shoot consistantly. I only took up the long distance game a year ago. I've taken my .308 out to 500 yards. My best and most consistant groups are out to 300m. Partly because my range maxxes out at 300m. This will change this summer as it will extend out to 500m. That will be my distance for the most part this summer. With the exception of visiting the longest mile in Edson periodically.

So, I will try Bob's barrel. We'll see how it goes. Results probably won't be posted until next spring or summer. Again, thanks to all who have chimed in.
 
Shilen is indeed making a serious investment and changes to get back to their roots and what made them one of the largest match barrel manf's in the world. They actually are by volume of barrels produced... who would have thunk

They kind of hung a left over the years to pick up alot of lucrative OEM contracts. Did very well there but energies were diverted away from being on the front of competition. Still very good barrels but areas to improve more didn't get the attention it could have.

Now opportunities allow them to do both and they want to be at the top of the podium in a wide spectrum of shooting disciplines.... not just SRBR. F class and PRS/tactical shooting are big markets for them.

So the hard work begins both in manf and in competition. There has been alot of testing in different stages of manf to yield improved results on target. I am happy to say barrels I have received and used since last fall, some tweaks show excellent results

It will be a busy year for sure and the results will show up on the leader board list.

Button rifle was all the rage way back when. Then cut rifle till recent times. New innovations and options for button rifling may just change the landscape again.

Fun, fun, fun...

Jerry
 
I have to take a stab at this. SRBR = Short Range Bench Rest? What is this shot at? 100yards from all sorts of rests and crap?

All I know is if I get a barrel that will consistently shoot .3-.5 from a bipod and rear bag out to real distance, then that's what I am looking for. So far I have gotten that with a Broughton, Krieger, Pacnor, Shilen and soon expect to get it out of a Jury. I'll let you know when I get my better than .75 at a mile and the SRBR guys can say it isn't "competitive". Blah blah.

I feel like people get really caught up in the "voodoo" of barrel making when there are so many top barrel manufacturers out there. Everyone of them produces a sh*t barrel once in a while. I would think that the reason the top picks in SRBR are Krieger and Bartlien is because of the size and reputation of the companies. Most shooters don't even know who Jury is.
 
Pesky ab said:
the reason I compete in sanctioned srbr is to be measured against the best there is in the world for real ,then you find out how good your stuff is in a hurry and there are no excuses. sometimes hard on the ego but all the internet bs drops away when the commence fire starts.
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Jeepers, it almost sounds like every other form of firearms competition is inferior to you, as in 1,000 BR, Fclass, Palma match shooting, , or any of the other irons matches and anybody with a so-so barrel can win in those matches .:confused:
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The Benchrest crowd have their perspective, and it's totally valid. They can't have ONE flyer in a weekend match if they want to win. Only barrels that can do that day in and day out are regarded as competitive. They tend to clean after every shot, don't care if it fouls.

The F-class crowd needs a barrel that will put everything in a half minute. They tend to clean after a weekend match of around 150 rounds. If a barrel doesn't foul then they love it.

Varminters are mostly happy if the barrel shoots under a minute. They clean the rifle either after a week of 500 rounds, or a couple times a year. Usually switch rifles rather than clean.

Bob's barrels are satisfying the second two groups, time will tell if the benchrest guys get on board, but you can bet they're a pretty tough crowd. No need to get snotty about it, nor to cast aspersions. We all benefit from objective analysis and constructive feedback, especially the manufacturer.
 
toomanyhobbies said:
The Benchrest crowd have their perspective, and it's totally valid. They can't have ONE flyer in a weekend match if they want to win. Only barrels that can do that day in and day out are regarded as competitive. They tend to clean after every shot, don't care if it fouls.

The F-class crowd needs a barrel that will put everything in a half minute. They tend to clean after a weekend match of around 150 rounds. If a barrel doesn't foul then they love it.

Varminters are mostly happy if the barrel shoots under a minute. They clean the rifle either after a week of 500 rounds, or a couple times a year. Usually switch rifles rather than clean.

Bob's barrels are satisfying the second two groups, time will tell if the benchrest guys get on board, but you can bet they're a pretty tough crowd. No need to get snotty about it, nor to cast aspersions. We all benefit from objective analysis and constructive feedback, especially the manufacturer.
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That pretty much nailed it , different needs for different disciplines
 
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