Douglas Barrel

[dlemaster]

I still have a Douglas XX premium barrel in .50 cal. still in the tube. I'm going to use it to make a copy of an original Peter Gonter I own. It will be a gift for my youngest son, and now I finally have time sice I've retired.
In their day Douglas barrels were the very best, along with Bill Large barrels.

Regards, Dave

 

[Tumblernotch]

I guess I should have been more clear. They were cut rifled to a certain depth, but the last few thousandths were obtained using the button. This made for a more uniform caliber and had the same effect as lapping the barrel. With the shallower rifling used on modern cartridge gun barrels, the button process can do the whole job.

 

[TANSTAAFL]

My Douglas barrel must be an oddity, after almost 35 years of shooting, one can still see the cutting tool marks in the grooves.

 

[Tumblernotch]

It's not an oddity. The carbide button was pushed over the lands only, so any tool marks in the grooves would remain.

 

[Tumblernotch]

I forgot to mention that the above info came straight from the G.R. Douglas Barrel Co.