Ballistic Advantage 11.3" Hanson QC issue?

[omega26]

Greetings,

I recently purchased 2 x Ballistic Advantage 11.3 Hanson profile barrels for a couple builds.

Upon borescoping both barrels, I noticed one of the barrels had a section with some finish inconsistencies. The section is circumferential, about 1 inch long, and starts about 1/2 inch above the throat (2 pictures attached, one with the section in question and one normal pic of the rest of the barrel).

Am I being overly concerned with this? Any explanation for it? Given the crazy demand I am just worried about declining QA/QC to keep up.

BA customer service looked at the pics and said it doesn't look "too abnormal". I'm sure they want me to shoot it first to see if there's a problem, but if there is a problem I'd like fix it before installation, bench shooting it with my own match ammo, etc.

Thanks guys.

 

[RTH1800]

If you are shooting match ammo don’t waste it on that barrel. Would not be “too abnormal” to return it.

 

[omega26]

Yea I just meant match ammo to prove that the accuracy is diminished or affected by that spot.

 

[Docsherm]

Greetings,

I recently purchased 2 x Ballistic Advantage 11.3 Hanson profile barrels for a couple builds.

Upon borescoping both barrels, I noticed one of the barrels had a section with some finish inconsistencies. The section is circumferential, about 1 inch long, and starts about 1/2 inch above the throat (2 pictures attached, one with the section in question and one normal pic of the rest of the barrel).

Am I being overly concerned with this? Any explanation for it? Given the crazy demand I am just worried about declining QA/QC to keep up.

BA customer service looked at the pics and said it doesn't look "too abnormal". I'm sure they want me to shoot it first to see if there's a problem, but if there is a problem I'd like fix it before installation, bench shooting it with my own match ammo, etc.

Thanks guys.

How does it shoot?

 

[omega26]

Not sure, I wanted to see if this warranted getting a new barrel before I went through the hassle of installing and testing for accuracy

 

[RTH1800]

How it shoots is entirely irrelevant. It will build up copper rapidly and have a short service life.

 

[omega26]

Because of the finish inconsistencies? Trying to figure out what would cause it and how it translates into something like degraded service life?

Assuming it had to do with imperfections in the QPQ process

 

[Docsherm]

How it shoots is entirely irrelevant. It will build up copper rapidly and have a short service life.

I would agree with you if that were Chrome lining, but I do not see how a QPQ blemish would do that.

 

[omega26]

Perhaps had to do with the rifling process then

 

[RTH1800]

Irregularities always become a focal point for debris.

 

[Odysseus1911]

BA is bottom tier. What did you expect?

 

[oldfatguy]

BA is bottom tier. What did you expect?

Send it back.

OFG