What gunsmith for a barrel chamber / thread?

[Mr_Happyface]

About to order the second barrel for my AWSM from Bartlein.

I'm sure the lead time will be insane but I'm probably just going to have it sent straight to a gunsmith when complete for threading and chambering.

I had a well-known shop chamber my last one and I was plenty happy with it, but this was many years ago but I don't really follow this stuff anymore so I'm not sure of what the current reputations are.

Basically my question is; what are my best options to get a barrel chambered, threaded (muzzle too), and coated?

I don't want to ship the rifle. Have my own barrel vise and wrench so I'll handle that part myself.



Thanks for the help!

 

[stello1001]

Should we guess where you live?
What area do you live in? There might be smiths around.

 

[Rob01]

@bohem Josh at PVA could do that. You might want to try one of his Osprey barrels. I have three now and I am very happy with them. I still have a bunch of Bartleins too and have used them for years too so as you know can’t go wrong with Bartlein either.

Prefit Barrels with Osprey blanks

patriotvalleyarms.com

 

[4O6shootist]

Manzella Precision has spun me up a ton of barrels. The machining it second to none. He's an ai wizard, as he was the guy who brought in house chambering to wintac/ai.

 

[dlouie87]

Marc S @ Spartan Rifles does great work

 

[ShtrRdy]

I just had Shawn at Triggered Precision Machine thread and chamber a barrel for me and it turned out great!

Triggered Precision Machine LLC

Triggered Precision Machine is a family owned, custom firearm company focused on hand-built precision rifles for long range shooting, competition and hunting.

triggeredprecision.com

Here is a example of the results with factory ammo:

 

[DangerRanger]

Tooley

If AI trusted him for chambering Barts for them I’m not sure what better rec there is

 

[moosemeat]

All the above. Add LRI to the list. And SAC.

 

[drifter308]

Fritz at Black Canon Customs in Denver does mine for my ATX. He will not need your rifle.

 

[kthomas]

Tooley

If AI trusted him for chambering Barts for them I’m not sure what better rec there is

This would be a good choice for the platform.

I get my work done at TS Customs, he does excellent work and has really fast turn around times (like a couple of weeks). However, not sure if he does prefits for AWSM rifles, so you would have to check with him on that.

 

[rothgyr]

Go to shops in my area are Preece Precision and Central Utah Precision Rifle. Local smiths are nice to work with, honestly. If something is off, you can just drive over and get it fixed. Sending my GAP rifle back and forth was a hassle, no matter how easy they tried to make it (props to them, they paid shipping, had labels to me within the workday every time I've needed something adjusted). With the local guys, I could potentially drive over, drop it off, eat lunch at a sit down place and the job is done when I get back.

 

[Jrb572]

Dave Tooley does some really nice work. All my AI barrels are done by him. He also did my proof barrel for my hunting rifle. They all shoot extremely well.
My next choice would be LRI

 

[D_Lamz]

GAP did my AWSM and did not need my rifle

 

[banks74]

I use Fritz at Black Canyon Customs for all my AI barrels.