I am looking at a Win m70 that the owner states it has 5r rifling (308 Win), and "it may be made by Boots Obermeyer" but the barrel is not stamped with any name, or chambering. The gun is in the midwest. Boots Obermeyer is from Wisconsin.

How did Boots Obermeyer stamp his barrels? With his name/company? Chambering or caliber? Or did he NOT stamp his name on barrels he made?

I have seen pictures of the muzzle of the rifle, and it indeed looks like 5r rifling. Just curious if there is a way to definitively identify a Boots Obermeyer-made barrel.

Pictures of his stamping would be great If he stamped them), if you have one to share.

Thank you in advance for your input.

I had a 308 CBC chambered by Wayne Schartz (spelling) and he said he used an Obermeyer barrel. That was mid to late 70's. Only thing on the barrel was the caliber. I've often wondered the same thing.

Makers always stamp the breech end of the blank with their mark and rifling and twist information. This is almost always lost when the barrel is chambered. You'll have to take the sellers word for it being an Obermeyer barrel.

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Originally posted by clowdis:
Makers always stamp the breech end of the blank with their mark and rifling and twist information. This is almost always lost when the barrel is chambered. You'll have to take the sellers word for it being an Obermeyer barrel.

Yes Sir!

Jack Haugh used Obermeyer barrels..I owned 3 that he built, all 3 of those barrels were as good or better than anything I have ever shot, they just cut a hole, but Haugh rifles have a habit of doing that anyway//..