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<blockquote data-quote="Coues Sniper" data-source="post: 267277" data-attributes="member: 9377"><p>RH, from what I have been told they make a very high quality barrel. The few smiths I have asked about them have all told me the same thing. They shot great, but were terrible to deal with. One smith said that if I wanted to use one i would have to order it myself as he was just sick of dealing with them. That was his only complaint though; he said everyone he had built met his 1/2 moa requirement easily. However, since then they were supposed to have hired some help and are saying they can turn a barrel around in 30 days (once they get the blank). I called down there and the guy I spoke with admitted that they had been terrible in the past getting barrels out, but confirmed that they were trying to get them done in 30 days currently ( I called them like 2 weeks ago). You won't get quite the weight savings with ABS that you can get with other carbon barrels, but they are the industry leader from what I have gleaned by a far margin. I asked about a 28" #6 contour in .284 and he said he could make it at about 3 to 3 1/2 lbs. FWIW, I am strongly considering using one on my current build.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coues Sniper, post: 267277, member: 9377"] RH, from what I have been told they make a very high quality barrel. The few smiths I have asked about them have all told me the same thing. They shot great, but were terrible to deal with. One smith said that if I wanted to use one i would have to order it myself as he was just sick of dealing with them. That was his only complaint though; he said everyone he had built met his 1/2 moa requirement easily. However, since then they were supposed to have hired some help and are saying they can turn a barrel around in 30 days (once they get the blank). I called down there and the guy I spoke with admitted that they had been terrible in the past getting barrels out, but confirmed that they were trying to get them done in 30 days currently ( I called them like 2 weeks ago). You won't get quite the weight savings with ABS that you can get with other carbon barrels, but they are the industry leader from what I have gleaned by a far margin. I asked about a 28" #6 contour in .284 and he said he could make it at about 3 to 3 1/2 lbs. FWIW, I am strongly considering using one on my current build. [/QUOTE]
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