Jury Custom barrel
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I have not owned one of Bob's barrels but have heard very positive comments from people who do. I spoke to him a couple yrs ago and was left with a good impression. IIRC they're cut rifled and his prices were very fair. I'm sure it'll be a great shooter for you.
You are on the thread on the other forum. You will find that most of the others that promote the particular brand of barrel in question, do not post here, and that perhaps the brand is not that well known outside of Western Canada.
Upon receipt of your barrel and before it is threaded and chambered, I would highly recommend getting it bore scoped by someone who is competent and knowledgeable about what they are looking at. Once this is done, you can make an educated decision about what the right choice is for you.
R.
Upon receipt of your barrel and before it is threaded and chambered, I would highly recommend getting it bore scoped by someone who is competent and knowledgeable about what they are looking at. Once this is done, you can make an educated decision about what the right choice is for you.
R.
Schecter 81
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When looked at his work I was VERY impressed. The bores looked much better than my Kreiger or my Broughton. I figured he was worth a shot and I wanted to sport a Canadian builder. I put my money where my mouth is and I have a barrel on the same order as you. I sold my .284 and have a new 7LRM build starting with a Jury 7mm 1:8 twist 30" #17 contour.
I know that Bob Galloway out of Rocky Mountain House has been using lots of his barrels with the F-class crowd. They seems to be happy. Maybe Jefferson will pick up on this thread, I think he has had a few.
I know that Bob Galloway out of Rocky Mountain House has been using lots of his barrels with the F-class crowd. They seems to be happy. Maybe Jefferson will pick up on this thread, I think he has had a few.
Schecter 81
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- Location
- Edmonton Area
Jason has never tried one or seen one. He will soon though! As soon as mine shows up we will be showing him.
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- calgary alberta
We use many of Bobs barrels. 2 things I have noticed. They SHOOT and shoot well and Bob is a real nice guy to work with.
Yeah, I know. Me too.
Schecter 81
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- Edmonton Area
Thanks Rick, that is a very very strong endorsement coming from you!
Chinbullco
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- NW Alberta
Apparently Rman has a wider understanding of accurate barrels then Rick at ATRS. I have a few Jury barrels and so far very pleased with their accuracy. Easy to get 100 rounds and more between cleanings.
Yes, there ARE different levels of accuracy ,in the srbr world (the most accurate rifles their their are) if you tried that you would be firmly in last place , may be acceptable in other disciplines where it is not practical to clean between targets,no barrel is as accurate at a hundred rounds as it is in the first 7-10 rounds , so yes there are different levels of understanding accuracy
I think Bob is a nice guy who is interested in making good barrels ,which is a plus for the shooting community ,I bore scope and video log every barrel I chamber and shoot ,the Jury barrels have radial lines all the way down the barrel caused from either drilling or reaming , I suspect it's the reamer but can't confirm, so two things need to happen , either needs better reamer to clean them up or start lapping the barrels, I have had the opportunity to look down other manufactures barrels after drilling and then again after reaming, there are extremely smooth after reaming,and stay that way when they are cut rifled, and they still lap them when they are done,because it matters ! If your looking for a hunting barrel all this probably doesn't matter and the local long range guys seem to think they are good , I'm in the world of srbr competition with the big kids and I don't like getting my butt handed to me so I'm looking for the most accuarate barrels that don't fowl easily, I think Bob is on his way to making great barrels because he cares and listens , how ever unless poeple stop telling Bob how you can shoot 300-400 rounds with out cleaning AND you don't need to lap , how is he to know that there is room for improvement , we evaluate a barrel in roughly 50-100 rounds by then it's either deemed competitive , practice or scrap , some where between 400 and 1000 rounds the competitive edge of said barrel will usually fall off enough that you will go down the list , ( there are exceptions ) , hope that helps , again none of this may matter , most are just looking for a good varmint barrel or a hunting barrel and they will surely do that just fine , In talking with Bob the few times I've met him he seems genuinely interested in making the finest barrels and that goes a long ways , I hope he continues to Persue perfection and keeps homing his craft ,
Thanks Dale...
Can't speak for Rick, of course, but safe to say that apparently I have a wider understanding of accurate barrels than you do...If only obviously.
I advised on having the barrel bore scoped before it was threaded and chambered. I still advise it. Kind of just makes sense, really.
Then an individual can see what they are getting, and make a decision based on that.
R.
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- calgary alberta
Agreed! And we do this to every barrel as well as pin gaging them. No sense doing all the machine work only to find out after the fact that there may be some issues with the barrel.
So far every one of Bobs barrels we have used have shot very well, as in .2 groups or better once load development is done. For most shooters this is more than adequate. POSSIBLY for the top 1% of BR shooter it is not, but for those there are alternatives.
Many of the local F Class guys shoot jury barrels and they seem to be doing pretty good.
I personally have found any significant fouling problems. Like every barrel maker I believe they have some that perform better than others on a day to day basis, but so far we have not had a single rifle where one of Bobs barrels has proven to be a problem, maybe we are lucky of maybe our clientele is not as particular? I find the latter hard to buy as we are NOT the cheap guys when it comes to rifle building.
I agree that all barrels makers get some barrelas that fowl , that is why we if they shoot great and don't start throwing shots until 8-10 rounds they are a pain but we can live with it , if they fowl earlier than that they go for varmint gun or scrap , that you have not had one of Bobs fowl indeed means you are lucky or are not hearing back from your customer about it , ALL MAKERS WILL HAVE SOME THAT FOWL , it's the nature of production,
Now about the .2 or better groups , not a chance will your stuff agg. .2 or better in SBR , if I'd do you would win everything very where ,
