Who Made This Barrel?

[CamW]

I have a .30 cal barrel that I bought about 10 years ago off another shooting website . I was told it's a Krieger barrel but there's no Krieger stamp on it.
One friend said it might be before they started putting their name on it.
Do you guys have any thoughts on who made the barrel? Any info would be appreciated.
Specs:
29" long
28 1/2" to the cut at the muzzle end
2 1/4" shank
1.270" at the breech
1.250" past the shank
.880" at the muzzle

298 308
5R
11
19590
C30

 

[Supersubes]

Not a krieger.

 

[OREGUN]

What’s with all the machining on the outside? Doesn’t look like any Krieger I’ve ever seen but I’ve only bought a half dozen of them over the last 12 years.

 

[larryh128]

The machining is telling you where to cut it off after lapping. What I can tell you is that's it's a tight bore probably accurate but you'll never get top speed without pressure. I sold mine because I need 2 severely different loads for 2 rifles.

 

[fdkay]

Possibly a Boots Obermyer barrel, he sold the rights to the 5R patent to Kreiger before he retired and that may be the reason for the confusion.

 

[OREGUN]

It’s got a serial number on it. Call Krieger.

 

[m1match]

I was going to say if it's an old barrel, it might be an Obermeyer barrel or maybe a Rock Creek barrel. I've got an Obermeyer 5R barrel on a match tuned Garand that's about 25 years old. I've got a Rock Creek 5R barrel on a GA Precision rifle that's 20 years old.

 

[Chris1972]

Obermyer 2014 for reference

 

[Chris1972]

Looks the same to me. If the serial numbers hold true that one is a little older.

The one in the picture was a great barrel.

 

[CamW]

Cberndt,
Yes , the stamping does look the same.
Did your barrel have the cut by the muzzle and the dimple on the shank?
Thanks for the info.

 

[Chris1972]

No, mine started a straight blank and was turned down by my smith to my specs.

 

[Chris1972]

I seriously doubt yours came that way from Boots.

 

[Terry Cross]

I have a .30 cal barrel that I bought about 10 years ago off another shooting website . I was told it's a Krieger barrel but there's no Krieger stamp on it.
One friend said it might be before they started putting their name on it.
Do you guys have any thoughts on who made the barrel? Any info would be appreciated.
Specs:
29" long
28 1/2" to the cut at the muzzle end
2 1/4" shank
1.270" at the breech
1.250" past the shank
.880" at the muzzle

298 308
5R
11
19590
C30

Boots' barrel for sure.

./

 

[Terry Cross]

I seriously doubt yours came that way from Boots.

Looking at his image, why would you come to that conclusion?

./

 

[Bugholes]

that is absolutely an Obermeyer barrel

 

[Bugholes]

The barrel is approx 10 years old, and I never saw him groove the muzzle like that, that may have been done by someone else

 

[Terry Cross]

Possibly a Boots Obermyer barrel, he sold the rights to the 5R patent to Kreiger before he retired and that may be the reason for the confusion.

This is incorrect.

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[fdkay]

This is incorrect.

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Damn interwebs got me again!!!
I was going to put allegedly in there, but I didn't.

 

[CamW]

Terry Cross and Bugholes,
Thank you for the info.

 

[acudaowner]