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Would you pay $3000 for a factory Remington?
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<blockquote data-quote="sable tireur" data-source="post: 1490779" data-attributes="member: 27307"><p>'Air Gauged' could be Douglas barrels also since they used that phrase in all of their advertising as well. </p><p></p><p>It's possible although the last conversation I had with Remington, they were producing other types of barrels in house besides the hammer forged versions. This came about when they needed 5R barrels a few years ago and had to use an outside supplier. They decided rather quickly that they could make the same barrels in house cheaper than buying from an outside resource. This is what leads me to think that Remington has stayed in house for the barrels.</p><p></p><p>Don't forget that Remington has a substantial 'lab' which exists just to develop new technology or new uses for older technology. Some of the ideas they have generated are fascinating in the very least. Developing their own button and cut-rifled barrels is not a surprise to me at all. Not everything Remington sells has to be a million part program. Some programs such as this can be smaller in scale where the more expensive components can be allowed to shine. </p><p></p><p>This is not to say that this program doesn't use Shilen barrels, it might be. Personally, I believe that Remington could do a lot better than Shilen for a premium priced rifle. And since they mention the other component manufacturers, why not Shilen if it's supposed to be such a big draw?</p><p></p><p>Regards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sable tireur, post: 1490779, member: 27307"] 'Air Gauged' could be Douglas barrels also since they used that phrase in all of their advertising as well. It's possible although the last conversation I had with Remington, they were producing other types of barrels in house besides the hammer forged versions. This came about when they needed 5R barrels a few years ago and had to use an outside supplier. They decided rather quickly that they could make the same barrels in house cheaper than buying from an outside resource. This is what leads me to think that Remington has stayed in house for the barrels. Don't forget that Remington has a substantial 'lab' which exists just to develop new technology or new uses for older technology. Some of the ideas they have generated are fascinating in the very least. Developing their own button and cut-rifled barrels is not a surprise to me at all. Not everything Remington sells has to be a million part program. Some programs such as this can be smaller in scale where the more expensive components can be allowed to shine. This is not to say that this program doesn't use Shilen barrels, it might be. Personally, I believe that Remington could do a lot better than Shilen for a premium priced rifle. And since they mention the other component manufacturers, why not Shilen if it's supposed to be such a big draw? Regards. [/QUOTE]
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