long hammock barrels?

[Lonegun1894]

I cant come up with any relevant results when doing a search for "long hammock barrels"? What can you all tell me, mainly, how do they measure up to a GM? Thanks.

 

[LRB]

At least as good. Possibly better.

 

[Coot]

My 20 bore fowler has a Long Hammock barrel. I am very pleased with it. :thumbsup:

 

[Trapper]

I know a guy in Vermont who will not use anything else. Now mind you, he's a gun builder and shooter. He won the Aggreate at the N'Eastern with a 62 cal longhammock rifle barrel. I believe that Jim Chamber's wife sells them. I don't think Mr. Chambers would sell anything that was not quality. Just my 2 cents worth

 

[billd]

Barbie is Jim's daughter, and yes, she does sell them but I don't know what she stocks.
http://www.buckeyebarrels.com/home.htm

Her web site inventory is not up to date. I recently bought an Ed Rayle barrel she had in stock I couldn't find anywhere else. Give her a call and ask.

Bill

 

[MSW]

i'm not the builder from vermont who won, but i'm in vermont and i do build, and i use Long Hammock whenever i can

fwiw...

make good smoke!

 

[Grizzled Roberts]

I have two long hammock smoothbore barrels, I am VERY happy with them. I have friends who swear by their rifle barrels.
Can't go wrong using these barrels!

:thumbsup:

 

[Mike Brooks]

I'm not real fond of them.

 

[texcl]

I have a .36cal tennessee rifle that I built last month with a 42" long hammock barrel and it is very accurate and easy to clean, no complaints at all.

 

[Lonegun1894]

Teo more questions on them. Would they be marked, or do they leave markings off? and also, it seems like most love em. But one said he's not fond of them. May I ask why? Have a chance to buy one in .32 rifled and the man says it is a Long Hammock. It is not marked though. Appears to have good deep rifling and a patch goes down smooth, but never dealt with them before. Just trying to figure out what do do. Go with this one, or hold out for a GM.

 

[Mike Brooks]

But one said he's not fond of them. May I ask why?

Yes you may.
I have handled more than a few Long Hams. The worst tooling marks in rifled bores I have ever seen have been in LH barrels. One was probably unshootable. It's often difficult to tell on the oct/round smooth bore barrels which has more waves in it, the inside or the out side.. They don't hold tolerances on their outside dimensions, they rarely ever fit in pre carved stock they are supposed to fit into.
I'd never use one on a gun I was building for myself. I guess I got spoiled by Getz quality for all those years.

 

[Lonegun1894]

Thank you, Mike. I guess I'll be opting for the GM then. Have a couple and have shot numerous others and havent seen a bad one yet--at least not one that was taken care of.