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Anyone have any incite as to when they may start taking orders again? I’m guessing it must be a dot.gov contract keeping them occupied?

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Anyone have any incite as to when they may start taking orders again? I’m guessing it must be a dot.gov contract keeping them occupied?


Call Hawk Hill buddy. On a tip I was told they were great, understatement all the way. Great folks to deal with.

All I’ve heard on Rock Creek has them making a lot of gov barrels.


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Whatcha lookin' for. Might try bugholes.com.

Wouldn't be to quick to turn my nose up if the cal/twist/length/contour was available in a Mullerworks or Bartlein.


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Originally Posted by beretzs
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Anyone have any incite as to when they may start taking orders again? I’m guessing it must be a dot.gov contract keeping them occupied?


Call Hawk Hill buddy. On a tip I was told they were great, understatement all the way. Great folks to deal with.

All I’ve heard on Rock Creek has them making a lot of gov barrels.


Curious. Will Hawk Hill contour a stainless barrel in Rem factory mountain rifle? If they will, I might try them.


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give douglas a try I know some people wont use them but they work great on my rifles and get them to install it
youll have your rifle back in less than two weeks...quicker than you can get a barrel alone with the others

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Originally Posted by WiFowler
Whatcha lookin' for. Might try bugholes.com.

Wouldn't be to quick to turn my nose up if the cal/twist/length/contour was available in a Mullerworks or Bartlein.

Cut rifle modified Kimber 84 contour - which they have.

If Mullerworks would do a light #2 …

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lilja has a modified contour but they arent cut as you may know

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Originally Posted by 257heaven
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Anyone have any incite as to when they may start taking orders again? I’m guessing it must be a dot.gov contract keeping them occupied?


Call Hawk Hill buddy. On a tip I was told they were great, understatement all the way. Great folks to deal with.

All I’ve heard on Rock Creek has them making a lot of gov barrels.


Curious. Will Hawk Hill contour a stainless barrel in Rem factory mountain rifle? If they will, I might try them.


Not sure 257. Best guess would be to call. They’re good ol boys and friendly to deal with as well.


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Originally Posted by beretzs
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Anyone have any incite as to when they may start taking orders again? I’m guessing it must be a dot.gov contract keeping them occupied?


Call Hawk Hill buddy. On a tip I was told they were great, understatement all the way. Great folks to deal with.

All I’ve heard on Rock Creek has them making a lot of gov barrels.


Curious. Will Hawk Hill contour a stainless barrel in Rem factory mountain rifle? If they will, I might try them.


Not sure 257. Best guess would be to call. They’re good ol boys and friendly to deal with as well.


Thanks. Thought somebody might know. Seems not many will do it nowadays. I waited on two Rock Creek 257” barrels in that contour for a full year, but was glad to get them.


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I’ve never used a Rock Creek but man I’d like to. Sounds like it’ll be awhile though.


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This schit is VERY fhuqking easy. Hint.

Simply source Greg,grab a blank of the length/RPM requisite,which is on the shelf and have The Plumber turn it to the contour of your whim. Hint.................


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Brux may be an option.

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you really need to satisfy what you want but i have yet to see the difference between a cut barrel or a button barrel in a hunting gun
i dont shoot benchrest so maybe they can i dont know .....every button barrel i had shot 1/2 moa when i did my part and so did the cut ones

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Rock Creek are nothing special. have had 2 of them and will not be getting anymore. Not worth waiting to get a average barrel. Lots of better options out there.

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Originally Posted by tomme boy
Rock Creek are nothing special. have had 2 of them and will not be getting anymore. Not worth waiting to get a average barrel. Lots of better options out there.


average 100 yard 3" group on a paper plate hunters certainly won't notice the difference between Rock Creek and Douglas barrels


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Originally Posted by Swamplord
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Rock Creek are nothing special. have had 2 of them and will not be getting anymore. Not worth waiting to get a average barrel. Lots of better options out there.


average 100 yard 3" group on a paper plate hunters certainly won't notice the difference between Rock Creek and Douglas barrels


I haven't been able to tell much difference with any "name" brand barrel...some may clean a little easier but that's about it.

The "best" I've seen so far was a Proof Steel barrel in 6.5x284...it legit went 1/4moa straight off the lathe with the very first 3 shots out of it (after 1 test fire)...a Nosler Partition too...on a Rem 700.

I definitely can't tell the difference between Cut and Button...I most certainly wouldn't let one sway my decision.



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Originally Posted by adam32

The "best" I've seen so far was a Proof Steel barrel in 6.5x284...it legit went 1/4moa straight off the lathe with the very first 3 shots out of it (after 1 test fire)...a Nosler Partition too...on a Rem 700.

Was that a Diablo Custom built by Ryan Kelsey?

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The "best" I've seen so far was a Proof Steel barrel in 6.5x284...it legit went 1/4moa straight off the lathe with the very first 3 shots out of it (after 1 test fire)...a Nosler Partition too...on a Rem 700.

Was that a Diablo Custom built by Ryan Kelsey?


He didn't build it. But he did have it at one point.



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Benchmark will make pretty much anything you want in stainless. Cut or buttoned. Cut twist rates can be whatever you want as it's all done on CNC. Custom contours are easy too, but there is a charge.

I ordered a cut stainless 7mm 1-8 last week. Winchester featherweight that tapers to .600" at 24" finished.

8 month lead currently.


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Originally Posted by GuideGun
Benchmark will make pretty much anything you want in stainless. Cut or buttoned. Cut twist rates can be whatever you want as it's all done on CNC. Custom contours are easy too, but there is a charge.

I ordered a cut stainless 7mm 1-8 last week. Winchester featherweight that tapers to .600" at 24" finished.

8 month lead currently.


That’s just about what my Mashburn barrel is. Originally a Bart #2 but it’s been milled on pretty heavily.


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