FAQs

We offer customers the opportunity to choose from a wide array of contours for their ultra-rifled barrel depending on the application. Some available options include Palma Barrels, Sporter Barrels, Featherweight Barrels, Target Style Barrels, and Remington Barrels.

Absolutely! We pride ourselves on our customer service and are readily available to answer any questions you may have over the phone or by email. Give us a call at 304-776-1341 during regular business hours to discuss your options with an experienced professional.

Douglas Barrels offers an extensive list of available caliber options that range from .17 caliber to the popular 7mm category and up to .50 caliber. We have extensive experience working with all popular gun brands including Creedmoor, Remington, Lapua, and Winchester.

At a minimum, we suggest that customers have a specific caliber, twist rate, and grade in mind when starting the purchasing process. Identifying the material (stainless steel or chrome moly), the grade, and barrel length are also crucial to machining an ultra-rifled barrel for your firearm.

While every barrel that leaves Douglas Barrels is of premium quality the difference between air gauged and standard grade lies in the measurable variance between the intended bore dimensions and the final measurements. Air gauged barrels have a variance as low as .0001” while the variance of a standard grade barrel may be slightly more significant.

The twist rate of a barrel is largely dependent on the particular firearm you are using. A faster twist rate, or lower number, means that the bullet will spin faster after leaving the barrel and works best with modern long-range equipment. A higher twist rate typically delivers better performance in smaller caliber rifles. A rifle with a mismatched twist rate will fire a bullet that does not stabilize during flight and could result in poor accuracy.

Upgrading your existing rifle with one of our premium ultra-rifled custom barrels will add noticeable improvements to the accuracy and precision of your gun. Our experienced machinists can match existing specifications or make suggestions on how to improve performance depending on the end use.

We can complete gun rebarreling projects without the original barrel; however, some customers do elect to ship their barrel to us at their own cost to ensure we match the existing specifications.

Please box up your barreled action or receiver in the safest manner you can to avoid any possible damage. Be sure to include your contact information, along with any special instructions, in the packaging so we can contact you in the event we have questions about your order. We encourage you to insure your package for an appropriate value with the shipper in case the package were to get lost or damaged during shipping. The shipping address to send your package is:

Douglas Barrels
5504 Big Tyler Road
Charleston, WV 25313

If you have any questions or wish to speak to someone about shipping your barrel or the rebarreling process, please give Douglas Barrels a call at 304-776-1341.

Absolutely. Our shipping department will package both the original barrel and the new barrel in the same packaging, so they arrive at the same time. Some customers do elect to not have their barrel returned. Please specify your preference when confirming your order with our team.

Gun Rebarreling falls within our four-week lead time from the time our facility receives your action and original barrel (if sent along with your action).

We ask that you have the same information you would if ordering a completely new custom barrel. This includes the rifle make, model, barrel length, twist rate, material type, and desired contour.

Gun rebarreling can provide new life to a well-used rifle and most likely surpass the accuracy and performance of the factory-barrel from when you originally purchased the gun.

Our inventive industry-unique carbide push-button method does not use subtractive machining to create rifling within the barrel. This helps to retain barrel integrity, create smoother rifling, and improve your rifle’s accuracy throughout the barrel’s lifespan.

We have provided premium ultra-rifled gun barrels to nearly every sector of the firearm market from professional F-Class and PRS shooters to U.S. Armed Forces divisions and backcountry hunters. Our barrels are frequently purchased by independent gunsmiths and firearm manufacturers across the world.

Yes! Every single one of our gun barrels is manufactured in our original facility in Cross Lanes, West Virginia by experienced American machinists and firearm professionals.

All gun barrels are shipped to the lower 48 states through UPS and are tightly packaged with protective material to protect the exterior of your gun barrel during transit. Orders to Alaska and other regions may require a different carrier.

Yes! If you are looking to purchase multiple barrels in the same transaction simply order the first barrel to your specifications and add to cart. You can then return to the purchase page to start the same process for any additional barrels you wish to purchase. All orders of multiple barrels will ship together, often in the same packaging.

The primary reason customers elect to purchase a Douglas Barrel over the competition is for the ultra-rifled quality we offer. Additionally, we offer a widely competitive price point, industry-best four-week lead times, and an American-made product. Our company culture strongly reflects our belief in the values of our great country and the Constitution of the United States.