I'm posting this here as probably the best place to post this.
This isn't the first time something like this has happened but now twice from the same overseas customer in one month. He purchased what was suppose to be Bartlein Barrels. They are not.
For example....the 224cal barrel pictured. The s/n actually was made as a 6mm and sold to GA Precision back in Sept. of 2017. The lot code of the steel wasn't received till the very end of the year in 2018. Also the stampings and manufacturing isn't the same as ours. I won't get into what is missing in how the barrels are made. Also it's stamped as a 6R. We've never made a single barrel with 6R type rifling to my knowledge and I know for fact never in a 224cal!
The 30cal barrels pictured. Two of the barrels are stamped with the same s/n. Not saying it can't happen but not in this case. Also some of the s/n would put us in the 1.4m range for manufacturing of barrels. We're not that high yet! Also one of the s/n's listed is for a 30cal barrel made for Southern Precision Rifles but was a 1-10 twist. Not a 1-11.25 twist. Also we made a very few and I mean a few 4R rifled barrels in 30cal. They went for testing up to Canada for the Canadian FTR team for the most part. They didn't shoot any better than the 5R or 4 groove we made them so none where made for them after that. That was like 4 years ago now.
It isn't the first time something like this has happened. We've gotten barrels in from customers claiming they where ours but where not. Even ones that where put on guns.
Currently this is an overseas problem but like I said this has happened here as well. So again I tell guys....you buy a barrel from us or from the gunsmith and you never see the barrel. Ask and record the s/n that is stamped on it or keep the cut off ring of the breech end like some guys do. This helps us to answer problems or questions a customer might have regarding a barrel.
Later, Frank
Bartlein Barrels
PS....Happy New Year to everyone on the Hide!!!!
This isn't the first time something like this has happened but now twice from the same overseas customer in one month. He purchased what was suppose to be Bartlein Barrels. They are not.
For example....the 224cal barrel pictured. The s/n actually was made as a 6mm and sold to GA Precision back in Sept. of 2017. The lot code of the steel wasn't received till the very end of the year in 2018. Also the stampings and manufacturing isn't the same as ours. I won't get into what is missing in how the barrels are made. Also it's stamped as a 6R. We've never made a single barrel with 6R type rifling to my knowledge and I know for fact never in a 224cal!
The 30cal barrels pictured. Two of the barrels are stamped with the same s/n. Not saying it can't happen but not in this case. Also some of the s/n would put us in the 1.4m range for manufacturing of barrels. We're not that high yet! Also one of the s/n's listed is for a 30cal barrel made for Southern Precision Rifles but was a 1-10 twist. Not a 1-11.25 twist. Also we made a very few and I mean a few 4R rifled barrels in 30cal. They went for testing up to Canada for the Canadian FTR team for the most part. They didn't shoot any better than the 5R or 4 groove we made them so none where made for them after that. That was like 4 years ago now.
It isn't the first time something like this has happened. We've gotten barrels in from customers claiming they where ours but where not. Even ones that where put on guns.
Currently this is an overseas problem but like I said this has happened here as well. So again I tell guys....you buy a barrel from us or from the gunsmith and you never see the barrel. Ask and record the s/n that is stamped on it or keep the cut off ring of the breech end like some guys do. This helps us to answer problems or questions a customer might have regarding a barrel.
Later, Frank
Bartlein Barrels
PS....Happy New Year to everyone on the Hide!!!!
