I had a lot of trouble with my .358 lever gun today and I'm about ready to get a short bolt action rebareled to .358 Alocal gunsmith said he could put on a shaw bbl. at a reasonable cost(cheap) but I'm not sure about the bbl. A Douglas bbl would only be about 50 bucks more. How do they compare ?

Last fall I had Shaw rebarrel a Rem 700 (222)with one of their Remington varmint contours. It groups under an inch most of the time as long as I do my part. I shot many, many ground squirrels with it this spring and early summer.

I live in the Pittsburgh area, and I know where Shaw has there business. So living here in the "burg" there are lots of gunneys here who have had work done by Shaw, and I cannot say I heard a bad word about shaw.

I am originally from Pittsburgh area. Shaw's reputation in that area was flawless.

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[ 07-19-2002, 16:59: Message edited by: twillis ]

shaw makes good encono barrels. no problems, and great for hunting. you can get a douglas for a couple dollars more, and a pacnor for less than 200.

358 is a great idea, i've got a couple
jeffe

Cut a section out of a shaw barrel then split it and examine it under a scope and then tell me they are good barrels....

You get what you pay for in barrels and for a few more bucks you can get a Douglas and for a few more a Lothar-Walther...

358: I have half a dozen Shaws and nearly a dozen Douglass's. The Shaws in my experience shoot just as well if not a little bit better. Best group with a .256 Newton was .21" at 100 yards and she'll stay under .6" all day long. It's a sporter weight E. R. Shaw.

Just make sure it's chambered and bedded properly and you'll be a happy camper.

Before I knew better I had a Shaw done in 338-06 as a hunting rifle it will only shoot.5 inch 3 round groups. It does take 20 min to clean though after 25 rounds.I don't know about Douglas but if they are better it would be one great barrel.

I've only had two Douglas barrels. Both premium grade. One a 6mm/.284 (Mauser), and the other a .32/40 (C. Sharps Arms M1875). The 6mm/.284 is a .25 MOA rifle, and the .32/40 will only shoot .5 MOA. Have never had a cleaning problem with either of them. Have never owned a Shaw barrel.