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Thoughts on Lothar Walther?
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<blockquote data-quote="Buck Fever" data-source="post: 1863878" data-attributes="member: 113501"><p>Automation can be good or bad. Some CNC made barrels are racked in big pallets so a CNC machining center can chamber and thread them at the highest rate possible with little regard for quality.</p><p></p><p>When they do them one at a time and use a robot arm to load the machine they are either extremely focused on consistency or they are doing mass production wrong.</p><p></p><p>I probably am trying to convince myself because I don't see a lot of American opinions on LW barrels and the small amount is either very positive from shooters, occasionally I see people saying they got a poor barrel but LW replaced it, sometimes gunsmiths say the steel machines fine, sometimes they say it takes a long time and sometimes they say chamber quality sucks (it sounds like carbide reamers at low rpm can do that).</p><p></p><p>My preference for a bench rest gunsmith is because I don't want to risk screwing up a good blank with poor machining.</p><p></p><p>Considering the quality of rifle blanks, Lothar Walther invented the button rifling process. I have to believe their quality is going to be above average for button rifle blanks. That group includes Rock Creek, Criterion, Wilson, Green Mountain and others. I have heard that a Green Mountain barrel will shoot well if the machining is done right and I have a Criterion that shoots very well.</p><p></p><p>If the blank is as good as my Criterion and the machining is approaching bench rest quality, it should be **** good.</p><p></p><p>I'm just trying to see if there is anything out there suggesting that I won't get that.</p><p></p><p>I don't think it matters much but it will be going in an American Rifle Company Archimedes action and a Xylo chassis that takes CIP length magazines. My action is bought and paid for. My chassis should be ready soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buck Fever, post: 1863878, member: 113501"] Automation can be good or bad. Some CNC made barrels are racked in big pallets so a CNC machining center can chamber and thread them at the highest rate possible with little regard for quality. When they do them one at a time and use a robot arm to load the machine they are either extremely focused on consistency or they are doing mass production wrong. I probably am trying to convince myself because I don't see a lot of American opinions on LW barrels and the small amount is either very positive from shooters, occasionally I see people saying they got a poor barrel but LW replaced it, sometimes gunsmiths say the steel machines fine, sometimes they say it takes a long time and sometimes they say chamber quality sucks (it sounds like carbide reamers at low rpm can do that). My preference for a bench rest gunsmith is because I don't want to risk screwing up a good blank with poor machining. Considering the quality of rifle blanks, Lothar Walther invented the button rifling process. I have to believe their quality is going to be above average for button rifle blanks. That group includes Rock Creek, Criterion, Wilson, Green Mountain and others. I have heard that a Green Mountain barrel will shoot well if the machining is done right and I have a Criterion that shoots very well. If the blank is as good as my Criterion and the machining is approaching bench rest quality, it should be **** good. I'm just trying to see if there is anything out there suggesting that I won't get that. I don't think it matters much but it will be going in an American Rifle Company Archimedes action and a Xylo chassis that takes CIP length magazines. My action is bought and paid for. My chassis should be ready soon. [/QUOTE]
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