remingtonman_25_06
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What's the going rate to have a rifle rebarreled these days? I'm looking for a new smith and just want to know a round about figure to have a new barrel put on, cut and chambered. Thanks!
Rebarrel rates?
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350-400 plus barrel
remingtonman_25_06
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Thanks. I was quoted at $350, so that seems to be fair then. He said $650 with a benchmark, but I'll be giving him a Bartlein instead.
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why is the benchmark 300 more?
remingtonman_25_06
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350 to put a barrel on, 300 for the benchmark barrel...so 650 total. You dont get any barrels for free that I'm aware of. I dont like Benchmark barrels, so itll be 350 plus whatever the cost of my barrel of choice is, which is Bartlein. Make sense?
Send it 284
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Have you had any issues with Benchmarks?
In my experience they're among the best
sierracharlie338
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I'm curious as well. I hear nothing but good things about them.
ShtrRdy
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I recent paid $375 for a Krieger barrel and $350 to have it threaded and chambered. That includes crowning the muzzle but did not have the muzzle threaded.
remingtonman_25_06
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I did have a Benchmark, and it's the only one I'll ever own again. My smith had an extra Benchmark laying around his shop when I was having my 7-300 win mag built, and he gave me a good deal on it. I didnt want to use it honestly, wanted the Bartlein put on, but he said just try it out and lets go from there. (I get Bartleins for $350, which isnt bad considering I'm not a dealer, or FFL holder. Well worth the extra $50 over a Benchmark in my sole opinion anyway.) So that's what we did, I loaded up 162g AMAXs with H1000 and the best I could ever get with that Benchmark, was 1 MOA. Not hardly what I was after. So he yanked it, screwed on my Bartlein I originally wanted in the first place, and the 2nd load I tried with 162g AMAXs and H1000 went in the .3s Shot that load for 5 years and it held 1/2 MOA to 1400 yards. Just this spring I decided to try the 180g ELDMs with H1000 and it shoots even better yet. I may have just got a dud Benchmark, but I've never had or seen a bad Bartlein, so I will continue to go with them. Once I get burned, it tends to leave a sour taste taste in my mouth. A good buddy of mine has several very good shooting Benchmark rifles, I shoot with him all the time. But he just got his first Bartlein, and hes sold on them as well from now on. 1/4 MOA out of the gate on his 6.5 SAUM. Anyway, I'm rambling now, but shoot whatever you like and works for you! Below is a nice .3xx group at 300 yards with the Bartlein barreled 7-300 win mag/180g ELDMs/H1000. I used this rifle to enter my first LR shoot over the summer out to 1100 yards and ended up taking 1st place.
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remingtonman_25_06
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And a typical 1K group laying prone/bipod with 20 mph eastern oregon winds.
remingtonman_25_06
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And the 16# 7-300 Win Mag
Flintlock shooter
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I'm sorry that you got a bad Benchmark Barrel. I'm certain that if you'd have contacted them, they would have made it right. I have personally had 8 of their barrels (I shoot competitively) that all have shot lights out. Their customer service is 2nd to none.
My Benchmarks shoot as good as any of my barrels.
1894C
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Is that a mcmillan in desert camo?
Hart rifle barrels will put one of their barrels on for you, do all your action blue printing, and blast it for $775. This was the 1st load I tried after breaking in the barrel. I have kriegers, hart, bartlein, lilja, and Brux. I've noticed no difference in any of them. This hart shoots the best up close, and my krieger the best past 1k.
