Preferred barrel barrels?
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Kmccord
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I use them in my builds, I have not had one that was bad, all have been very accurate. I have only used the 750 Taperless contour, I have never used there carbon barrels. The Pre-fits have all came in spec, go/no go gauge verified with no problems.
zr600
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I'm thinking a 6mm prc 20" barrel sendoro contour with flutes, just wondering if there barrels are worth it or not. What about the lapping service is that worth it? Most barrels are lapped just as part of the deal with there barrels.
I have a few of their barrels. The first one had a fair amount of burs machine marks in the throat , but they shot out and the barrels shoots bug holes .25-.3 so cant complain too much. Its a #4 profile .300 wsm , terminus zeus. Too their credit they did offer to replace barrel if it didnt shoot good.
My recent .338 RUM barrel from them .750 taperless looks way better , much cleaner machining and first time out shoot .3" with 300 nosler accubond.
So all in all will buy from them again.
My recent .338 RUM barrel from them .750 taperless looks way better , much cleaner machining and first time out shoot .3" with 300 nosler accubond.
So all in all will buy from them again.
Kmccord
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You may want to contact them on which barrels they can flute, they used to state only the Taperless barrel can they flute, but that was few years ago.
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I had a pretty poor experience with one barrel...7PRC, CF wrap.
I paid $60 extra for the hand lapping service, and it still looked like a Savage in there...OK maybe not that bad, but definitely the worst finish I've ever seen on a custom prefit (X-caliber, Shilen, and Snowy Mountain Rifles). I also scrubbed the crap out of it, and the corrosion/discoloration still didn't go away. It didn't shoot out either after about 50 rounds of testing before I sent it back to the mothership for a refund.
Customer service was acceptable in that they told me to shoot it and see if it was good, and if I wasn't satisfied they'd refund my money. That said, they were pretty accusatory and a bit condescending in their responses, and flat out refused to replace it with a different one. Basically said "You don't understand rifle barrels, and you'll clearly never be satisfied because you have a borescope..."
The barrel fouled worse than any of my other custom prefits also.
The experience cost me 10 weeks of preparation for a new rifle before deer season, while I futily attempted to test it before returning, then waited for Snowy Mountain Rifles to make me a barrel instead. The SMR barrel was only $50 more than PBB's Black Friday deal price, and was smooth as a baby's butt with nary a blemish.
Full disclosure, I can't really evaluate the accuracy, as the rifle had a stock problem, so the PBB could have been fine other than the appalling finish and surface corrosion. The SMR barrel did shoot better than than the PBB, but both were >2 MOA. Once I got the stock bedded properly, the SMR now looks very promising, but haven't had a chance to really tune it up. The SMR barrel also fouls less and cleans up quicker than any other barrel I own.
I paid $60 extra for the hand lapping service, and it still looked like a Savage in there...OK maybe not that bad, but definitely the worst finish I've ever seen on a custom prefit (X-caliber, Shilen, and Snowy Mountain Rifles). I also scrubbed the crap out of it, and the corrosion/discoloration still didn't go away. It didn't shoot out either after about 50 rounds of testing before I sent it back to the mothership for a refund.
Customer service was acceptable in that they told me to shoot it and see if it was good, and if I wasn't satisfied they'd refund my money. That said, they were pretty accusatory and a bit condescending in their responses, and flat out refused to replace it with a different one. Basically said "You don't understand rifle barrels, and you'll clearly never be satisfied because you have a borescope..."
The barrel fouled worse than any of my other custom prefits also.
The experience cost me 10 weeks of preparation for a new rifle before deer season, while I futily attempted to test it before returning, then waited for Snowy Mountain Rifles to make me a barrel instead. The SMR barrel was only $50 more than PBB's Black Friday deal price, and was smooth as a baby's butt with nary a blemish.
Full disclosure, I can't really evaluate the accuracy, as the rifle had a stock problem, so the PBB could have been fine other than the appalling finish and surface corrosion. The SMR barrel did shoot better than than the PBB, but both were >2 MOA. Once I got the stock bedded properly, the SMR now looks very promising, but haven't had a chance to really tune it up. The SMR barrel also fouls less and cleans up quicker than any other barrel I own.
Highvoltage
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My .750 taperless shoots lights out. 6.5 saum, I'd buy another without hesitation.
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LTH181818
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It cost more money in the long run to buy anything but premium. Labor cost more than the barrel.
Southpaw Tikka
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I have a .900 taperless, shoots well, cleans up easily and doesn't foul any quicker than other barrels. Overall pleased. Definitely sub M.O.A. with factory hornady match and handloads
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To reiterate in case there's confusion...
>2 MOA was was mostly due to a bad fitting Stocky's Stock, so I can't lay the accuracy problems at the feet of PBB. I am only criticizing the fit and finish on a $950 prefit with "hand lapping", as well as the somewhat insulting customer service I received.
Accuracy wise PBB was worse than SMR, but both were pretty horrific because of the stock.
After bedding and grinding and sanding and some incense and chicken blood, I'm a down into the MOA territory (with meaningful group sizes and less than ideal conditions), which is my personal "shoots good". Hoping a little tuning will get the rifle and SMR barrel into the "MOA all day" 10 shot groups, which will meet my "shoots great" criteria.
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