Douglas Barrels: Handcrafted Precision

[Talyn]

Douglas Barrels has a long history of supplying winning shooters, long-range professional marksmen, and the U.S. Military with ultra-rifled barrels that have delivered results.

The walls at Douglas Barrels are covered with awards of the unrivaled success their barrels have achieved. Also, Douglas Barrels is the only gun barrel manufacturer to have had a barrel on the surface of the moon during the Apollo missions—and the rifle Bradley Cooper’s character used in American Sniper was fitted with a Douglas Barrel.

Douglas Barrels: Handcrafted Precision

If you want an ultra-precise rifle, it's going to need a great barrel. Here we tour Douglas Barrels' factory to see how they make theirs.

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[Annihilator]

Douglas Barrels has a long history of supplying winning shooters, long-range professional marksmen, and the U.S. Military with ultra-rifled barrels that have delivered results.

The walls at Douglas Barrels are covered with awards of the unrivaled success their barrels have achieved. Also, Douglas Barrels is the only gun barrel manufacturer to have had a barrel on the surface of the moon during the Apollo missions—and the rifle Bradley Cooper’s character used in American Sniper was fitted with a Douglas Barrel.

Douglas Barrels: Handcrafted Precision

If you want an ultra-precise rifle, it's going to need a great barrel. Here we tour Douglas Barrels' factory to see how they make theirs.

gundigest.com

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When I shot benchrest competition, lots of guys used these barrels, on my rifle it came with a Hart barrel, I bought my rifle used

 

[Talyn]

In building my various bolt guns, I have one Douglas, one Shilen & the rest Lilja's.

 

[Scevaph]

I preferred Hart barrels myself but Douglas makes a darned good barrel for a reasonable price. I toured the Douglas facility once around 1978 - 1980. I rode along from Ohio with a couple of friends going to pick a barrel one had on order. It was amazing to watch them make a barrel , drilling, reaming then pushing the button thru.

I wonder what the Douglas Barrel on the surface of the moon was all about? I do not believe the astronauts carried conventional firearms with them

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

i just started (maybe 4-5 years ago)on building my own ba's. getting what i want is sometimes difficult (twist and cartridge combos). so far the only custom barrels i own are from McGowen, C6 (sister company iirc) and X-Cal, but the only ba barrels are from the 1st 2. i've thought about hart, shillen, bartlein, lilja and a few others, but i'd have to find someone to do the tenons and chamber it. i have no issues on headspacing 1.

 

[Anchorite]

Shilen experience here. When I shot BR I didn’t see many Douglas pipes, but I also never saw a bad Douglas pipe either.