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Preferred Barrel Blanks? Anyone here used them?
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<blockquote data-quote="VLD Pilot" data-source="post: 2056958" data-attributes="member: 103947"><p>Just put one on a buddy's rifle in 280AI. Seems to shoot fairly well. It's early in the process. Sporter barrel on a Browning A- Bolt. Ran into problems when he changed scope bases and put too long of screws in his front base and screw broke off. Screw was into the threads of the barrel so had to remove barrel to remove the broke off screw. Removing the barrel caused the threads of the barrel to get damaged severely. He had to have a gunsmith fix the problem. Not sure that problem will actually get fixed properly without chopping off the threads and re-chambering. Been a PITA ever since this project started. Barrel seemed ok but he never finished breaking it in before this problem occurred. When he went back out to finish breaking in the barrel, the barrel came loose from the nut. I think the threads are so chewed up, the barrel won't stay tight after a few shots. His experience isn't good right now but the problems began from his error in using wrong screws in his bases. The work looks good from PBB but too early to say completely. Price was about the same as a NSS Shilen pre-fit set up. He purchased the PBB wrench but nut can be tightened with a conventional wrench if the jaws are narrow enough.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VLD Pilot, post: 2056958, member: 103947"] Just put one on a buddy's rifle in 280AI. Seems to shoot fairly well. It's early in the process. Sporter barrel on a Browning A- Bolt. Ran into problems when he changed scope bases and put too long of screws in his front base and screw broke off. Screw was into the threads of the barrel so had to remove barrel to remove the broke off screw. Removing the barrel caused the threads of the barrel to get damaged severely. He had to have a gunsmith fix the problem. Not sure that problem will actually get fixed properly without chopping off the threads and re-chambering. Been a PITA ever since this project started. Barrel seemed ok but he never finished breaking it in before this problem occurred. When he went back out to finish breaking in the barrel, the barrel came loose from the nut. I think the threads are so chewed up, the barrel won't stay tight after a few shots. His experience isn't good right now but the problems began from his error in using wrong screws in his bases. The work looks good from PBB but too early to say completely. Price was about the same as a NSS Shilen pre-fit set up. He purchased the PBB wrench but nut can be tightened with a conventional wrench if the jaws are narrow enough. [/QUOTE]
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