Anybody used a Bartlein barrel yet??

[James Jones]

I'm lookinng to get a couple new barrels ordered and was wanting the 5R rifled bore , Bartlein makes them and their price is good , their quoted wait time is the same as everybody else. I talked to one of the guys for a bit yesterday and he seemed comfident that their barrels were as good or better than everybody elses , but that what they all say.

I like RockCreek but I'm a little leary of ordering with them as I've heard that they have some trouble lately getting their barrels out anywhere close to the promised time , also that the last few they have sent out were realy soft. Any of you guys gotten any barrels from they with no trouble??

What about ABS , have they started turing out any of their barrels again?

[xphunter]

Several months ago I spoke with Greg Tannel (Gre-Tan Rifles) about barrel makers and he is now putting Bartlein's in his top choices.

[wnroscoe]

Talk to Frank at Bartlein. He runs the shop and has got his stuff together. Frank left Krieger with a couple of guys and helped in starting Bartlein. We've built 1 6mmBR with one of their barrels and it's a shooter. With Franks background, Bartlein is definitely top shelf.

[Black Diamond 408]

Iv'e got two of them in the shop right now, just finished a 6.5-284
I haven't tested it yet. Second barrel is 6-284.
They both look real nice.

Dave

[slymule]

Does anybody know if Bartlein offers fluting as an option? If they will flute a barrel, anybody know what they charge?

Thanks,
Slymule

[James Jones]

yep they flute , I'm in the process of talking to Frank about that right now , 6 - 1/4" flutes cost $125

[hogslayer]

I have one on a 22-243 5r 8 twist shoots .25 moa at 300 in good conditions me and the weather. It cleans real fast , broke in fast no fouling at all.