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<blockquote data-quote="Black Diamond 408" data-source="post: 185568" data-attributes="member: 1563"><p>I am one not to give bad press to any company over the internet, if that was the case i would allready said some nasty words about another barrel company, they cost me 700.00 for a piece of **** barrel that i got no satisfaction on, least to say i will never buy or install one of his barrels. </p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p> </p><p>Yes ABS can take a long time to get, my longest wait has been 8 months. I tell my customers up front, if this is what you want then be preparded to wait. I dont push ABS or any other carbon barrel, i only use them for special builds. When your trying to build the lightest rifle in these big chambers, every ounce here and there adds up. Some want the carbon barrel cuse it looks neat. I dont own one my self, like to but they are too expensive for my taste and i dont hunt. I build them, let everyone else have the fun.</p><p></p><p>The overal weight of the carbon barrel depends on the liner under the carbon. I had mine made to my specs for wrapping, there is only 8-10 ounces of carbon on the blanks i get (thats a lot of carbon). My bbl liners weighed 4.5# before any contouring was done. I also make the barrel nuts out of Ti for Mike to install when he builds them, that cuts more weight.</p><p></p><p>I ordered a carbon in a large straight taper, 1.400 to 1.250 muzzle. That barrel had a larger liner in it from Mike Rock, it was right at 7# . I dont use Rock liners to much, they have a tendency to be a bit droopy. They all have shot in the .2's but can be a pain to chamber and index. Making the liners is no easy task, more end up in the scrap bin that go out. Most barrel makers wont do one to Mikes specs, they will only do a #1 contour type barrel and then they are wrapped, this ends up with a heavier end product.</p><p></p><p>It can be the same with other aspects in this industry, when someone tells me its going to be 4-6 weeks delivery, i figure on 4-6 months. They all stretch the truth. Seems all barrel makers have the tendency to give you a shorter time than actully will happen. It can be frustrating, but there is only a hand full of quality barrel makers out there supplying the entire industry, world wide.</p><p></p><p>I try to get all my customs out in 4-6 months, standard builds...carbon barrel builds will be longer. The only carbon barrels ive used are on the large 338 snipe-tac chamber.</p><p></p><p>dave</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Black Diamond 408, post: 185568, member: 1563"] I am one not to give bad press to any company over the internet, if that was the case i would allready said some nasty words about another barrel company, they cost me 700.00 for a piece of **** barrel that i got no satisfaction on, least to say i will never buy or install one of his barrels. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes ABS can take a long time to get, my longest wait has been 8 months. I tell my customers up front, if this is what you want then be preparded to wait. I dont push ABS or any other carbon barrel, i only use them for special builds. When your trying to build the lightest rifle in these big chambers, every ounce here and there adds up. Some want the carbon barrel cuse it looks neat. I dont own one my self, like to but they are too expensive for my taste and i dont hunt. I build them, let everyone else have the fun. The overal weight of the carbon barrel depends on the liner under the carbon. I had mine made to my specs for wrapping, there is only 8-10 ounces of carbon on the blanks i get (thats a lot of carbon). My bbl liners weighed 4.5# before any contouring was done. I also make the barrel nuts out of Ti for Mike to install when he builds them, that cuts more weight. I ordered a carbon in a large straight taper, 1.400 to 1.250 muzzle. That barrel had a larger liner in it from Mike Rock, it was right at 7# . I dont use Rock liners to much, they have a tendency to be a bit droopy. They all have shot in the .2's but can be a pain to chamber and index. Making the liners is no easy task, more end up in the scrap bin that go out. Most barrel makers wont do one to Mikes specs, they will only do a #1 contour type barrel and then they are wrapped, this ends up with a heavier end product. It can be the same with other aspects in this industry, when someone tells me its going to be 4-6 weeks delivery, i figure on 4-6 months. They all stretch the truth. Seems all barrel makers have the tendency to give you a shorter time than actully will happen. It can be frustrating, but there is only a hand full of quality barrel makers out there supplying the entire industry, world wide. I try to get all my customs out in 4-6 months, standard builds...carbon barrel builds will be longer. The only carbon barrels ive used are on the large 338 snipe-tac chamber. dave [/QUOTE]
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