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Offline slayer

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Rice or DeHaas barrel ?
« on: January 09, 2010, 05:27:54 PM »
I am getting a TVM EV rifle made soon and am down to 2 different barrels. Out of the DeHass and Rice, which would you guys choose and why? Square cut rifling or Radius(round)?

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Re: Rice or DeHaas barrel ?
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2010, 08:48:13 AM »
Jack, either one of theses barrels are premium barrels so that would be up to you. I would go with the round groove rifling as they seem to shoot cleaner and clean easier (This is just MY opinion).
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Re: Rice or DeHaas barrel ?
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2010, 02:16:24 AM »
Jack,
I have flinter with a Rice Barrell and a percussion with a Rice barrell.  Both are round groove, great shooters and easy to clean.  I haven't used DeHaass barrels so can't speak to them.
glen
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Re: Rice or DeHaas barrel ?
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2010, 02:45:17 AM »
Thanks guys, I am leaning towards Rice as they are very proven and also getting round bottom rifling. It will be a .54 and 42" barrel. I am getting a straight barrel and will probably get a 15/16" barrel although I would love a 1", but it may be too nose heavy. I like heavy guns, but not crazy nose heavy guns.
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Re: Rice or DeHaas barrel ?
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2010, 03:34:49 AM »
A straight barrel 1"x42" would indeed be muzzle heavy. The first rifle I ever built used that barrel size and I ended up cutting it down to 36" to make it more manageable.
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Re: Rice or DeHaas barrel ?
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2010, 09:40:39 AM »
Either barrel is premium, no worries about that. We have come to favor radius groove rifling because it just seems to clean up slick & quick, but for accuracy you wont go wrong with either.
BTW, we also favor 'swamped' barrels (just like the old timers) because the length can be there with fantastic balance.
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Re: Rice or DeHaas barrel ?
« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2010, 01:31:10 PM »
I have a Rice swamped 42in 45cal with .014 round cut grooves

There is no better barrel made by man
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Re: Rice or DeHaas barrel ?
« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2010, 01:34:29 PM »
Just to be nosey, is there an extra charge for Rice and Dehaas barrels on TVM rifles?
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Re: Rice or DeHaas barrel ?
« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2010, 02:03:07 PM »
The finest shooting muzzleloader I've ever owned was built by Jack Hubbard and it had a Rice barrel.  You couldn't miss with it.
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