Colerain Barrels

[Eric M]

Looking at a 36" .58cal 1:56 twist for a build. Has anyone had any experience with colerain barrels in general. Good or bad.

 

[rabjr]

Theres been issues with breech plugs having to be checked and reseated with this company. Outside finish requires more work than say a Rice to smooth out but they do shoot good for the most part. I have one of their 33" 1803 .54 barrels that is very accurate.

 

[Dphar]

Looking at a 36" .58cal 1:56 twist for a build. Has anyone had any experience with colerain barrels in general. Good or bad.

Find a Green Mountain if you can.
Try Pecatonica River Longrifle Supply or Tip Curtis.
Better barrel.
Dan

 

[Vaino]

I have used Colerain swamped bbls but now use only Rice swamped bbls......Fred

 

[don hepler]

I bought a Tip Curtis rifle with swamped Colerain 50 cal. barrel. It's the best shooting roundball rifle that I own. The other custom guns that I have, are Duglas,Green Mountain,barrels, but they are on Hawken and Plains type rifles. However, its hard to compare a long rifle to half stock. The long rifle handles better and long site radius offers advantages.

I figured if it was good enough for Tip Curtis to put his name on, then it must be good.

 

[Bill Hall]

The funny thing about a Colerain is that the outside is very rough and wavy, but the bore is exceptional. I've only used one in my builds, a short little .54 cal rifle for my daughter. I first cut off about a foot of barrel, then worked on getting the outside smooth and flat, and then used that dimension to cut the barrel channel. When I was finished, so much metal was taken off that the piece of original barrel wouldn't come close to fitting into the barrel channel. But, the accuracy is fantastic. It's round bottom rifled, easy to clean, and the best shooter in the family. I would get a Colerain over a G.M. any day (depending on avialability), I just know they require more work.

And the breech threads were very good also. Crisp, clean, cut right up to the shoulder.

With only one Colerain under my belt, I'm no authority, but others I have talked to mirror my experience. Bill

 

[don hepler]

You are right about the finish on the flats of the Colerain barrel. I had to draw file to get the finish I desired. However, I had never built a kit rifle before and I thought this was standard. I think if I were to build another rifle, I would look at the finish inside and outside to make the choice, but still might wind up with another Colerain barrel, this rifle is accurate.