PBB. Barrels

[7.62 Gunner]

They must have improved their quality in the last year, I'm 1 for 3 with PBB.
They're about the worst I've seen for copper fouling, and accuracy was eradic.
I got the 3rd barrel as a warranty replacement last year after I spent weeks raising hell with them about the issues I had with the first two.
It initially came in with a bad reamer job and had to go back, now it shoots around .7 so at least I got one shooter out of the deal

 

[MLN1963]

They must have improved their quality in the last year, I'm 1 for 3 with PBB.
They're about the worst I've seen for copper fouling, and accuracy was eradic.
I got the 3rd barrel as a warranty replacement last year after I spent weeks raising hell with them about the issues I had with the first two.
It initially came in with a bad reamer job and had to go back, now it shoots around .7 so at least I got one shooter out of the deal

This is why I want to see chambering and rifling before I lay my money down.

 

[HandgunHTR]

For those who don't know, Preferred is basically the same company as Match Grade Machine. I have been buying Encore and Contender barrels from MGM for almost 15 years. Of the dozens that I have had/still have, I have only had one "bad" one. It was a 6.5TCU Contender barrel that came with a very short throat. It shot the <120 grain bullets acceptably, but I couldn't get a 140 to chamber without seating the bullet way too far into the case. I sent it back to them so they could open up the throat, but it came back not much better than it went to them. I ended up trading it to a buddy who didn't mind shooting light bullets. I got an MGM 7-30 waters barrel in trade.

Overall every one of them cleaned up well and shot great. I just put the money down on my first "regular" rifle barrel from PBB, and I am confident that it will be right in line with my expectations.

 

[MLN1963]

But back then MGM used other people's barrels. Just the last couple years have they started making their own barrels. My last MGM barrel was an X-Caliber barrel.

 

[HandgunHTR]

But back then MGM used other people's barrels. Just the last couple years have they started making their own barrels. My last MGM barrel was an X-Caliber barrel.

True. However, in my experience most barrels will perform well, it is in the smithing where most problems occur.