Green Mountain vs. Adams & Benett

XLpitman

Which is a better barrel? Green Mountain or Adams & Benett?

ern98

What kind of barrel are you looking to buy? If you are looking for a barrel for a long range rig that has extreem accuracy then you might be better off putting in more money for a better barrel. If you are looking for a plinking or casual hunting barrel then either should be up to your needs. For quite a while now Green Mountain has been know for there black powder barrels and currently are trying to make a name in the rimfire barrel market. I just ordered one of their 17hmr bull barrels from Brownells because of the good things I've been hearing and reading about them. In the past I've owned (3)A&B barrels all of which have since been sold off. The first was one of their F34 stainless in 25-06, it was a great barrel. A buddy made me an offer that I couldn't resist and I let it go. The second was a standard F34 in 25-05 which was ok, but not up to the expectations that I had. The last was a 6.5x55 in the F14 contour and it was awful. So my current take on A&B is that if you get a good one, you will like them, but there is no way to know. With better barrel makers if a barrel will not shoot well, they will generally exchange them for another. I don't know if A&B will do this or not.

richbug

My only Current A+B barrel is still being worked on. It is a F14 in 7x57, and I am getting 2MOA or so. For a rifle that weighs about 7 pounds I am satisfied, but I still think it can do better. I only have 100 rounds down the tube, maybe it will smooth out some more, and more load work I can get 1".

GM makes great ML barrels, and is working into other markets. Many of which are No-name products(century's Yugo M70 barrels).

Given a choice, at the same price, I would buy a GM.

XLpitman

I'm sorry, it's for a Ruger 10/22 that I'm building. (.22 LR)

shooter93

Green Mountain

ddhotbot

go too www.rimfirecentral and ask the same question.great forum on rimfires and the 10/22.hope this helps

Mk 19

I've built 10/22's with both of them, the most recent is a adams & benett barrel w/ a fajen thumbhole stock, both are nice and accurate and you won't go wrong with eather one

iwannausername

GM is providing barrels for the newest Century FN/FALs (R1A1), and I've read lots of good things about them and accuracy. Havent' shot mine yet though.

CHGOTHNDER

I like the A&B but if you want to spend some money buy the Volquartsen and they make it in CF.

PJ

hughbetcha

I made up half a dozen custom mausers with A&B barrels and parts from Midway. They all shoot great. I think the barrels are fine. The problem is that because they are inexpensive, they are perfect material for bubba's who might not know what they are doing to build rifles. Proper headspacing of the short chambered barrels can make or break a gun in terms of accuracy

zink

Bo Clarke in Raton, NM makes both of these and 90% of the other 10/22 barrels out there. All he does is to put different names on them.

Lance