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    BARTLEIN BARRELS CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE

    At times you have to put yourself in our shoes. Where do you draw the line? What should we do when a shooter is making up his own duplex loads (mixing powders) and calls and says the barrel doesn't shoot or that it prematurely died. Let alone he's running an 80gr powder charge of his own...
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    BARTLEIN BARRELS CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE

    Put some of this in context. All of the test barrels we made and sent to ammunition and bullet makers all came back with no negatives. The very first one we made went to an ammunition/bullet maker and the caliber was 6.5CM. Normally on p&v (pressure and velocity) test barrels which also can be...
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    BARTLEIN BARRELS CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE

    It's on our paperwork that wildcat chambers we will not warranty stuff like that. Have we warrantied things that we probably shouldn't have. Yes. We try and help where and whenever we can. That was done before even the +P stuff was around. There is no way we can be ahead of every curve and new...
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    Bartlein Carbon Barrel Ding

    The barrel I will say didn't ship here like that. After wrapping and final contouring the barrel still gets touched by 3-4 different people. If it was like that you would think (I'll throw Murphy's law in here as we are all human) someone would've/should've seen it. Anyone here can question...
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    Barrel Break in Procedure

    No I have no data that supports the nylon brush causing any issues per say in regards to the crown. I would still refrain from using any abrasive cleaner even with the nylon brush. I would also regularly clean the nylon brush off. Try to make sure no carbon particles/deposits are laying in...
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    Barrel Break in Procedure

    I still say the best way to crown a barrel is by doing it in the lathe. Either by single point cutting it or a piloted tool. The only thing you have to be careful about with a piloted tool is make sure you have the proper bushing size fitted. Plenty of cutting oil. The chamfer we cut on the...
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    Barrel Break in Procedure

    Then someone has to come up with a better explanation or a way to describe....why the throat does wear and polish in from shooting? Same goes with the bore being worn away. I've got cut aways of barrels with known round counts etc..I have got 308win accuracy test barrels where the lands/rifling...
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    Barrel Break in Procedure

    As far as bullet wear causing wear in the barrel....I would never thought of that.....but it's direct information I've gotten from the bullet/ammo makers. They are the guys shooting not just a 40 or 50 rounds in a day but they are shooting hundreds of rounds in a day doing testing. They are...
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    Barrel Break in Procedure

    I call BS back! The amount of damage we see and the one part of the barrel that takes the most abuse that we see is the muzzles crown. Not just pulling a brush back over the crown but when guys drag a steel rod over the crown as well. Can't tell you the number of barrels over the years...that...
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    Barrel Break in Procedure

    Back to you and the 3300fps and the 22-284 thing your talking about. It might work but the real question is....for how long? Like my fast twist 6.5mm. It's working for now but if I start having problems....it's not the barrel or bullets fault. I'm just over driving them. We get blamed that...
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    Barrel Break in Procedure

    It's a disaster waiting to happen. Time will not be on your side in my opinion. According to Sierra the 95's need a min. of 1-6.5 twist. Probably based on NORMAL 223 velocities. The bullets are 1.300" long. Based on my twist calc at 2600fps. you need a 6.38 twist min. This is per my...
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    Barrel Break in Procedure

    Either way you cut it....that's gonna be a barrel burner. You where smart in buying two sticks right away. Yes if your not running it like a PD gun and your not getting it smoking hot....that will help barrel life. Might be able to squeeze a 1k rounds or a little more out of it then would be...
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    Barrel Break in Procedure

    Yep just told a guy that last week.... The calculators are good....but you still have to shoot and verify what your getting on target. It could be right on the money, very close or you say WTF just happened!
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    Barrel Break in Procedure

    My F Open class gun in 300PRC. Cold clean barrel. The target on the right was one round fired...then went to the ATIP's. It was the first time I shot the ATIP's thru the gun. I say no cold bore stuff here. This gun shooting 230SMK and 225ELDM's on the same relay at a 1k yards held right...
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    Barrel Break in Procedure

    I can honestly say....good barrel/good gun....I've had only one. If I cleaned the barrel....and shot it at short range...I couldn't tell a difference but if I started at a 1k yards the first two rounds would be low. First round would be a mid ring 9 out the bottom and the 2nd round would be in...
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    Barrel Break in Procedure

    When I shoot a big F class match....say I'm shooting 4 days in a row. On the low end about 60 rounds to as many as 80 or so in a day. Yes I clean the gun every night. I get all the copper out per say. Carbon....even when a guy thinks he got all the carbon out....I'll tell ya most don't. Takes...
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    Barrel Break in Procedure

    328k.....that's screaming. Rate of fire and how hot you get it and the number of rounds between cleanings will be be your friend. What are you chambering it in?
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    Barrel Break in Procedure

    You should be fine. The biggest problem with the bullet failure is in the smaller calibers. Say 6.5mm and down. I've seen it in 7mm's but more rare. I'm running my 6.5CM at 268,800 rpm. 7.5 twist barrels. My 6BRA is a 7 twist but velocity is only 2800ish. Those are at 290k rpm give or take...
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    Barrel Break in Procedure

    I agree with ya...and something I've pushed for a while. I tell guys an extra 100fps isn't going to help ya win the match. Doesn't matter if it's a PRS or a F class match etc... I'm building my 14 year old a 6GT right now. Waiting for the action/stock to come back from Manners as we speak here...
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    Barrel Break in Procedure

    On what caliber? There are a lot of guys running 22 Creedmoor....try around 40gr of powder and more depending on what the actual load is. 6CM your in the low 40gr of powder. If your running a 6GT then I'll say 34ish grains of powder. If your running a 6BRA then I'll agree and say your in...

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