who made the NW trade gun barrels for Northstar

[Rich]

Looking for a 20 ga NW trade gun barrel like Northstar used. Who made them?

[Hungry Horse]

I’m not sure who made barrels for Curly. He may have turned them himself from high pressure tubing. I do know that when I bought from him for my business, his barrels weren’t always the same bore size. A 20 gauge barrel could be any size between .61 cal. and .63. The wedding bands weren’t always in the same place either.

  Hungry Horse

[rick/pa]

I have one of Curly's guns I bought in '78 at Friendship.  It mikes .620 and the first barrel band is 6 1/4" from the breech. Second band is 9 5/16" from breech.

[elk killer]

I'm pretty sure he turned his own, no 2 where the same

[Rich]

Thanks for letting me know. I may go with the barrel Track sells. My next quest is for an English Walnut blank (sap wood).

[Mike Brooks]

Thanks for letting me know. I may go with the barrel Track sells. My next quest is for an English Walnut blank (sap wood).

Track's barrels are heavy and need breeched. You'll end up with the same money in it as a higher grade barrel from one of the big makers.

[FlintFan]

Thanks for letting me know. I may go with the barrel Track sells. My next quest is for an English Walnut blank (sap wood).

Track's barrels are heavy and need breeched. You'll end up with the same money in it as a higher grade barrel from one of the big makers.

Out of curiosity, does anyone else make a NW trade gun barrel (double wedding band style)?  May be out there, but not sure I have seen one by anyone else in a while.

[Kevin]

Out of curiosity, does anyone else make a NW trade gun barrel (double wedding band style)?  May be out there, but not sure I have seen one by anyone else in a while.

Mr. Burton's website lists trade gun barrels up to 48 inches.  http://fcibarrels.tripod.com/smoothbore.html

I do not, yet, have any fist hand experience with Mr. Burton's work but one of his barrels will be on a fowler that I'm having built.  This particular builder speaks very highly of both Mr. Burton and his barrels.

Kevin

[moleeyes36]

Out of curiosity, does anyone else make a NW trade gun barrel (double wedding band style)?  May be out there, but not sure I have seen one by anyone else in a while.

Mr. Burton's website lists trade gun barrels up to 48 inches.  http://fcibarrels.tripod.com/smoothbore.html

I do not, yet, have any fist hand experience with Mr. Burton's work but one of his barrels will be on a fowler that I'm having built.  This particular builder speaks very highly of both Mr. Burton and his barrels.

Kevin

You can't go wrong with one of Charlie's barrels, and he's a pleasure to work with.  I've used his barrels on several rifles for myself and others.  I also have a couple of pistols in the works that use his barrels.

Mole Eyes

[Mike Brooks]

Hoyt is where I get all my trade gun barrels.

[Hungry Horse]

North Star West had to be buying barrels somewhere. I’m pretty sure they weren’t making them.

  Hungry Horse

[Bill Madden]

I believe Curly's successor, Matt Dennison, bought his barrels from Long Hammock Barrel Co. Barbie at Buckeye Barrels was, and maybe still is, a distributor.