Which brand barrel did he get in the 58? Kibler is using several different barrel makers.
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His is a Green Mountain. I also had a green mountain in 54 on a rifle. Outstanding shooter.
Every Green Mountain round ball barrel I ever shot would shoot lights out! If I was going to build the Kibler Hawken I would have to have a GM barrel.
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I bought GM's last two remaining 42" 58 cal barrels and have a 36" 54cal waiting to go into a Hawken build
unfortunately they're straight and I'm trying to find someone to mill them to a taper for a reasonable price. Unfortunately all I've received so far is No. I might have to get a couple large aggressive files and rig up a filing guide and do it myself. Lose 20 pounds in the process haha
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Who have you tried? Have you tried any of the various fluting services? I wonder if Pro-Precision (aka boltfluter) might? He’s sometimes up for a challenge.
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Various machine shops in the SLC area and a couple gunsmiths. One told me last year he could but his price may have been too high. Can't remember. Good point on the fluting service smiths. Those helical flat fluting styles make me think maybe they could if their machine is big enough. I'll check with boltfluter too
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