Round 30+ Inch barrels

[724wd]

All I've been able to come up with searching are octagon barrels. Does anyone make round barrels that are 30+ inches for those building muzzleloaders?

 

[Matthew323]

The main muzzleoading barrel companies, Colerain Barrel Company, & Rice Muzzleloading Barrel Company, will be more than willing to fabricate a tapered round barrel for anyone that requests one. So will the one man barrel makers like Bobby Hoyt, Ed Rayle, Howard Kelly, and Charlie Burton.

Just remember that the little guys have backlogs. Rayle is at 3 years, Burton is at 1 year, Hoyt is at 1.5 years, and I don't know what Howard Kelly's backlog at Webertown Rifle Works is.

Special Orders at Colerain, and Rice, are generally performed only 1-2 times per year.

 

[GBG]

I've been looking at these. They are only 30" but made from 1.25" OD 416 stainless steel, which is what GM uses in their nitro barrels. At $115 they are the strongest barrels per dollar I've found, if the 1:48 twist is acceptable.

5048BLANK-SS 30" x 1.25" 50 Cal Raw Barrel Blank 1:48 - Green Mountain Rifle Barrel Co. (gmriflebarrel.com)