McClellan (spelling?) barrels...

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I have ended up getting a M700 rig sporting a McClellan (spelling?) barrel, yet I know nothing of the manufacturer. I'm assuming it's a semi prefit kind of deal, likely chambered and threaded just requiring a quick spin on the gunsmith's lathe to headspace, I say this because the barrel has a cal stamp. Overall it shoots well, and I can't complain one bit, just would like to learn more background on them.
 
Rob MacLellan barrels are top notch. He is located in Wyebridge Ontario. My uncle was a gunsmith for 40 years. When he made rifles for the O.P.P Tactical units or the thousand yard shooters or any other rifle for that matter he would use Robs barrels exclusively. My uncle wouldn't accept anything but perfect when he was building something. Good shooting.
Dave
 
Today I just had my first opportunity to look through a bore scope. It is amazing how closely you can examine a bore and see every imperfection wear and tool mark in the barrel.

I was shown some old barrels that had worn throats that looked like the surface of dry mud. I also looked through a couple of new big-name factory rifle barrels. Both had scrapes and tooling marks from manufacturing.
I was then shown a MacLennan barrel. Even at that high magnification, the surface of the bore looked like a mirror. Very impressive!
 
There are a lot of target rifle and F class shooters and BR shooters using them, at least here in Ontario. I have one in .223 on a Reminton 788 and a .308 on my Millennium. Waiting for my gunsmith to get back, to put a lighter weight regular Palma contour on my Millennium. I think Rob's barrels shoot better then the Kreiger on my 40X.
MacLellan barrels are supplied as a barrel blank in the contour you want, unchambered and unthreaded.
 
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