Frank,
Got my barrel today, thank you for doing this it was the last part I needed for my A1 build.
Got my barrel today, thank you for doing this it was the last part I needed for my A1 build.
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Frank,
Yes, should hold a black oxide finish pretty well. Also that was the fastest I have ever got a barrel from you, not being a smartass, just the reality of how busy all the good barrel makers are today. I'm sure that your workload for the last 5-10 years has been a blessing and a curse.
The work load since we started 20 years ago has been a blessing and a curse.
At times.. I just don't know what to say. In all honesty right now.... realistic lead times are I would say... 6-8 maybe 9 months.
I don't get where all the stuff is going. In the last 8 weeks the orders for 30cal barrels almost doubled. Right now in gun drilling that is 40% of the work being done back in drilling alone.
Covid didn't help anything and then we slide into two wars going on now. None of that helps the situation for all us. Powder makers, bullet makers etc...Also a few months ago if you asked me... I would've told you there were 5 barrel makers making ammunition test barrels. We are one of them. Now from what I'm being told is two of the 5 are no longer accepting orders or can do the work because they don't have the skilled help. The other two left besides us... one makes total garbage and the other the quality is 50/50. You don't know what your going to get. So we've seen the demand go up here on that as well.
I just don't know what to say.
The group buy on the M40A1 barrels was a favor and a cool thing to do for all of us. Like I said... I got one also in that run.
Later, Frank
