Ordered a prefit barrel 7 weeks ago, lead time was quoted as 5-6 weeks at that point which was acceptable. Expected to have in hand around this part of the month.
Needless to say current estimate is another 3-4 weeks of waiting. Kinda questioning if I should cancel my order and find something...
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Saying "pre-fits suck"...
I'm sure there is a better forum to have this in, but as a new guy I'm not sure which one, so feel free to move it. Now to the meat of the post.
I have a tikka t3x action that I am considering rebarreling myself with a prefit (It will probably be a shouldered prefit). The goal is to be a...
I have spoken to Shilen, Criterion, and Preferred Barrel Blanks so far. I really wanted a hand lapped new barrel for this Howa 1500 action. It has served me well with just over 1,000 rounds through it. Using ELDX 200 and 212 grain bullets exclusively with H1000 ranging from 75 to 77. It has been...
Thinking about getting one down the road. How are they? Can they match the contour of the factory tube, or perhaps something a little less heavy?
Curious about the bbl contour because I'm about ready to order a McMillan for the factory contour barrel, but may want to go to something a little...