Barrel pricing and lead times.

[wy_will]

What do people see as typical barrel prices(threaded, and chambered) and typical lead times to receive a barrel?

Just curious since I was just quoted over $1,300 for a steel barrel and At least 8 months lead time. I have bought 10-12 barrels, steel and cf, and never paid that much or had that long of a lead time.

 

[Leibhart1]

That for a blank or chambered and threaded? Still high for non cf if so. What brand barrel?


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[Lawnboi]

Most cut rifle barrel manufacturers are putting out barrels in 4 months to a year…

A fast gunsmith is going to chamber your in stock blank in 6-8 weeks.

I’d try to source your own blank if you can. Lots of vendors have barrels in stock.

800-1k would be appropriate for a steel barrel.

 

[wpeach1912]

The best blanks (krieger, Bartlein, CRB, Brux) are about $450-500 then there’s a lot of good smiths that charge around $400 for chambering/threading, so I don’t think there’s much reason to pay more than $900 unless you’re doing fluting/cerakote. You can buy awesome barrels from Preece, TS, and Impact for around that as prefits too. I also don’t think you should be waiting more than a couple months. There’s enough good smiths to not bother with that unless they have the one specific reamer you need

 

[waspocrew]

A benchmark prefit CF with muzzle threads is $1275 from TS customs and pretty quick turn around. Steel would be $875. Add some $$ for fluting or cerakote.

$1300 and 8 months for a steel prefit seems rough.

 

[ChrisAU]

Find a blank in stock, find a good smith. My 22GT barrel blank arrived to me in 2 days from order, then I shipped it and my action to my gunsmith and he had it back to me within a week. About $850 and two weeks from initial to order to barreled action in my hands. I then sent it to LRI for something special, and that is taking some time but they’ve only had it for 2 weeks now. Currently having the same smith do twin 7mm SAW barrels and timeframe/cost will be the same.

 

[Brucebarker024]

Find a blank in stock, find a good smith. My 22GT barrel blank arrived to me in 2 days from order, then I shipped it and my action to my gunsmith and he had it back to me within a week. About $850 and two weeks from initial to order to barreled action in my hands. I then sent it to LRI for something special, and that is taking some time but they’ve only had it for 2 weeks now. Currently having the same smith do twin 7mm SAW barrels and timeframe/cost will be the same.

Who is your gunsmith because that’s fast!

 

[ChrisAU]

Who is your gunsmith because that’s fast!

Edited: PM me if your in south AL and want a good local smith!

 

[Bcleck90]

@ChrisAU can you drop off/ pick up with them? I have two rifles I need some things done to and don’t want to deal with shipping.

 

[ChrisAU]

@ChrisAU can you drop off/ pick up with them? I have two rifles I need some things done to and don’t want to deal with shipping.

Yes sir you can.

 

[Milestown]

Wy-wWill

Just a plain barrel and chamber job?
What make barrel, any flutes,SS, CM. Anything special?

Hal

 

[Superx3]

These prices and wait times make a $6,000 lathe look cheap if you are younger and going to keep changing barrels…

 

[Kyguy]

These prices and wait times make a $6,000 lathe look cheap if you are younger and going to keep changing barrels…

Or you just yank the factory barrel and go with prefits with barrel nuts and some gauges and change a barrel out in minutes.

 

[wind gypsy]

I trypically buy off the shelf blanks but I think krieger and benchmark are about 4 months out on orders. Like others said, I wouldn’t wait more than 2 months for the machining. A friend and I started using a local guy that doesn’t advertise recently and he’s turning chamber and muzzle thread jobs around in a week for $360.

 

[wy_will]

That for a blank or chambered and threaded? Still high for non cf if so. What brand barrel?


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Threaded and chambered benchmark barrel

 

[wy_will]

Wy-wWill

Just a plain barrel and chamber job?
What make barrel, any flutes,SS, CM. Anything special?

Hal

SS Benchmark barrel. Chamber and muzzle threads. No fluting or anything special. That was with 1 color cerakote.

 

[Lawnboi]

Servos Customs in Stapleton AL.

Servos Custom Firearms

34350 Spring Rd. South Stapleton, AL 36578

servoscustomfirearms.com

Good for the gunsmith….. but this is how you end up with 6-8 week lead times!

 

[Lawnboi]

SS Benchmark barrel. Chamber and muzzle threads. No fluting or anything special. That was with 1 color cerakote.

Who’s the smith and what are you looking to have done? I’m sure many here can make some recommendations on a place to get it down sooner, or even sources for blanks

 

[wy_will]

Who’s the smith and what are you looking to have done? I’m sure many here can make some recommendations on a place to get it down sooner, or even sources for blanks

I ended up just buying the reamer myself and going through Straight Jacket Armory to do the barrel. Actually ordered 2 barrels to have a replacement. Cost about $400 more for two barrels with shipping. Much better pricing! About $880 per barrel with cerakote and shipping

 

[wind gypsy]

Yes sir you can. The owner’s name is Harrison, give them a call. Super nice dude. He’s RO’d pretty much every NRL match I’ve ever shot and a lot of people I know, including the best competitive shooters I know, won’t use anyone else for rifle work. Feel like I’m blowing a honey hole with a Rokslide post lol

Can think of a couple hyped smiths on rokslide and other forums that have went the wrong way after being over-recommended!