PVA has their own blanks as well cut and button.Bartlein is a barrel maker. You can have them do the work though.
PVA is a Smith so you can get other barrels including bartlein...
Either would be fine
Call bartlein they install also...Weight isn't a concern. It will be used for more of a bench rifle. Bartlein seems the way to go to me. Pricing a PVA out for cut rifled, install on my atction, and brake combo is $843. Bartlein is almost half the price but I may have to pay as much in the end to get it installed properly, so I don't know.
Their only contour is TIkka Lite though and I can't select the muzzle threads through where I order.Proof makes steel prefits for the tikka, and very well priced.
Weight isn't a concern. It will be used for more of a bench rifle. Bartlein seems the way to go to me. Pricing a PVA out for cut rifled, install on my atction, and brake combo is $843. Bartlein is almost half the price but I may have to pay as much in the end to get it installed properly, so I don't know.
Stocky's Stocks sells them.Where are you guys ordering your proof pre-fit barrels from? I've had no luck with optics planet.
Stocky's Stocks sells them.
Where are you guys ordering your proof pre-fit barrels from? I've had no luck with optics planet.
Where are you guys ordering your proof pre-fit barrels from? I've had no luck with optics planet.
They have been very fast. I ordered two sako trg prefits on Wednesday and they will be here Tuesday. Less than a week from order to received. Quick. These will make number three and four for me from PVA.Good to know. Thanks for the input. I’ve decided to go with PVA when it’s time.
The only ones I could find from proof are in the Lite contour.Proof makes steel prefits for the tikka, and very well priced.
I think barrels are a lot different than a preordered rifle, if that is what you’re getting at here.
How quick a turn around time are we talking?Use your google foo, been too many threads just on this site alone. Quickest turn around on barrels I’ve experienced was LRI.
Just got my first custom barrel from him during his last sale. He uses Krieger for his cut barrels. Great price, had it in my hand in 3 weeksAlso look at Keystone Accuracy. Super responsive and a quick turn around for me, within a week. He runs good sales every few months also.
After listening to Franks last pod cast with Bartlein barrels, Im sold on their stuff. I thought I wanted to go Proof on my next build but my mind is changed to Bartlein.
Do a Google search on both companies about customer service problems and spend 15 minutes researching.
1 search will bring up multiple threads that are each many pages long of customers who got the short straw in very recent years.
The other search will come up almost empty.
I know which one I would trust with my business.
I wanted to reach out and provide a quick update on your barrel. Contouring has been completed as well as muzzle threading.
We are in the process of adding a new lathe to the shop and will be down next week to reorg and will be back to spinning barrels immediately thereafter. Your barrel will be chambered shortly after the new machine is settled and we will send tracking information once the chamber has been cut and the barrel will be shipped out.
Thank you for your continued support of Patriot Valley Arms.
Regards,
Thanks,
Joe R.
As others have alluded to in this thread, many, many people here would disagree; myself included. It's a moot point though, he already placed the order. Now all he can do is just wait and hope he gets a good barrel. But based on my experience, it's definitely not a guarantee.Cant go wrong with them
Hope it gets sorted outAs others have alluded to in this thread, many, many people here would disagree; myself included. It's a moot point though, he already placed the order. Now all he can do is just wait and hope he gets a good barrel. But based on my experience, it's definitely not a guarantee.