It finally came in from MbmCo

[Steve E]

I just got my 22 lr rifle barrel from Mike at MbmCo. This is the one without a rimfire adapter. It looks fantastic, quality is everywhere. The muzzle has what looks like a perfect crown, welding, extractor are all great. The neat thing is the chamber, it is not cut with a reamer at all. Hard to explain but the bullet is pushed into an area(when chambering a round) before the lands and grooves that swages the bullet to bore diameter or something like that which eases the entry to the lands. It looks like that Mike uses a slightly taller lug which sets the bore a little higher, the case is struck on the lower rim. I'll post pic's soon.
                                         Steve E........

[Dalton]

I would love to see some pictures if you have them. :grin:

[Steve E]

I did post some crappy pic's over at Hunt101.com. We didn't have a range at Schofield Bks. this weekend so I went to KoKo Head public shooting range here on Oahu today and found out a few things about my OTT 22 lr barrel. At 50 yds it shot 1 hole groups(and yes I did fire more than one round for each group for you smart ninnies)LOL. And that was with Wildcat ammo. I tried some of the Lapua 'Match Rifle' ammo and it shot a 2.5 to 3 inch pattern at 50 yds. I then noticed it said on the box 'For Bolt Action Rifles Only'. I guess that explains why it doesn't work in my Encore rifle.  At 100 yds the best I could get was 1.5 to 2 inches, but as anybody that shoots at KoKo Head Range knows the wind is murder on 22's especially at 100 yds. Plus the scope was kinda crappy and the trigger was, wait a minute I'm getting carried away with the excuses. Mike Sirois has done a good job for me on this one. The honest truth about this one, it's a definite keeper and I'm already planning my next barrel from him. Hopefully we will have a range next weekend.

                                        Steve E............