has anyone used a adams& bennett barrel? if so,how would you rate them.
thanks,
dennis hepner

I put one on a 98 in 243 things shoots like a house on fire But I have to clean it every 35 to 45 rds to keep it shooting good. I Have shot many .5 and smaller groups at a 100 with the best was 1.75 group at 400.

Dennis: I used one to build a 7x57 AI once. It shot 1"-1.25" groups rather consistently with a good load. You can buy an E R Shaw barrel for just a little more and have (at least in my experience) a better barrel that fouls much less.

Life is way too short for me to spend my time and energy on barrels of suspect quality. There is a reason those barrels are so cheap. For the extra $100 or so I want to know the guy who made my barrel and that he stands behind his work. While even the best barrel makers can turn out a bum barrel, the probability of your getting one is lower and if you do get a bad one, they will stand behind it.-Rob

They are rough and bear to clean, but fairly accurate. Mine is on a VZ-24 action, started as a 35 whelen AI, but then was properly re-chambered as a 350 Rigby. It will shoot 3 shot sub moa groups, and will group cast bullets at or under 2 moa.

The key in accuracy is who chambers and fits the barrel, and the care taken in that work. With the original chamber job, I had to do alot of load work to get an accurate load, and inacarate loads were horrible.

I'm debating getting another one for a spare/loaner 35 whelen. For a primary hunting rifle, I would never again get one. I've use multiple applications of JB compound and Barnes CR-10, and still can't get the lands free of copper streaks. Life is too short to be spent running patches through a bore!

dennis; I have a a&b .308 24" s.s fluted h.b., boyds laminated varmint stock, bold trigger on a gew 98 mauser action. took about 10 to 15 rounds to break in. shoots umc factory 150gr 3/4" groups 100 yd. shoots reloads 168 gr mk around 3/8" groups 100 yds.
only complaint was the outer finish on the barrel, It could have been better
i have shot 700 rounds so far accuracy still holding up.
barrel does not foul at all cleans up with just a couple patches soaken in shooters choice.
hivelosity

a friend brought one in a 416 taylor, and a markX 7 mag action.... I looked at him, cast the chamber, faced it off, cut it back .100, and rechambered.. it shoots .75, with hornady's. and is now a decent gun.
jeffe

I put one in .35 Whelen on a mauser action. Shoots 1" groups at 100 yds. which is about as good as I can do with anything.

Stush: I heard they were being currently made by Wilson.

Barrels are like anything else, you get what you pay for unless you just get lucky...Most folks that get a bad barrel seldom admit it, because they have been ripped off...I have seen a lot of Shaw barrels that didn't shoot and a lot of Adams and Bennet barrels that wouldn't shoot..I have seen a few that did...

I have never seen a Lothar-Walther barrel that shot more than half inch groups with certain loads, so that's what I use, and yes they are expensive, but not a bunch more...

thanks to all who answered my question about adams & bennett barrels. i guess you get what you pay for. i saw a .220 swift barrel at midways w/s and thought it might work for a 22/250 ackley/700 remington project, but i think i'll pass.
i can get a shilen, select/ match grade blank for $227.00.
thanks again,
dennis hepner

Hi Dennis
Just noticed where your from, small world isn't it.
I used a A&B on a 308 project for a neighbor, heavy copper traces after 1 round fired and it cleaned up hard. Put a Shilen CM on my -06 and copper still wasn't visable after 50 rounds, and what was there cleaned up easily.
Bob

hi paul,
i agree about the cleaning. i have a .17 rem. that is a bear to clean. and it sprays bullets if it's not clean. i saw a .220 swift barrel in stainless, chambered and threaded for 700 rem for $91 something and the wheels began to turn. but after looking at some of the posts i decided to hold out for a quality barrel. thanks for your reply.
dennis