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J1776

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Ben Coogle still making barrels?
« on: July 17, 2011, 01:19:49 AM »
Saw him listed in the rifle barrels section of "The Rifle Shop" web site,... but as I'm a bit unfamiliar with him, I'm not sure if he's still making barrels. Tried the number and it was out of service.

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Re: Ben Coogle still making barrels?
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2011, 03:34:00 PM »
  Last I talked with him he is using Getz barrels.

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Re: Ben Coogle still making barrels?
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2011, 04:27:34 PM »
LRB.........I don't think so.   Most of the barrels he made were from seamless tubing.  I don't think I have ever seen a rifled
barrel from Benny..............Don

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Re: Ben Coogle still making barrels?
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2011, 08:22:34 PM »
  When I was talking with him we were talking a Type G Trade gun. He said he was orderering the barrels, and I thought he said Getz. Apparently not. I guess John does'nt do smoothies? They were not cheap.

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Re: Ben Coogle still making barrels?
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2011, 10:10:00 PM »
LRB.........John does a lot of smoothbores.   If he was doing a Type G, like Jack Brooks gun, he may have made the barrels.
They are rather delicate, little barrels, usually 60 cal. smooth................Don

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Re: Ben Coogle still making barrels?
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2011, 10:32:09 PM »
  Thanks Don. That gives me hope that maybe I am not yet getting senile. See you at the CLA ?

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Re: Ben Coogle still making barrels?
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2011, 11:44:23 PM »
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John does a lot of smoothbores
Actually all his barrels are smoothbores.......then he messes a bunch of them up by rifling them.
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Re: Ben Coogle still making barrels?
« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2011, 06:16:06 AM »
Well, I'm not looking for tubing barrels personally,... just my personal preference. 
Guess, he's out of the running then for what I'm looking for.

Thanks fellas,... at least now I know what's what.