Hey guys I've been saving cash for a long time with the hop of becoming a dealer for some of the top barrel makers. My question is, what makes do you want to see along with what calibers and contours? We're going to have to start small but want to offer another choice to get barrels to you fast so we can help speed up your custom builds. I'm in contact with bartlein and krieger but would like to offer as many as I can and keep prices competitive. Please reply here or shoot me a PM with any and all suggestions. Thanks fellas
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Here is my input as for calibers 6mm, 6.5mm, .30 cal and some .338. and for contour M24/M40 and MTU and for makers Bartlein would be my number 1.
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From my perspective id love to see someone stock some of the cheaper blanks. Like Douglas or Xcaliber blanks in addition to the normal Bartlein Krieger etc etc.
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Id second the xcaliber and douglas. I'm not certain, but i dont think Broughton has a stocking dealer. If cost is not a factor and I want a button barrel, thats where i'd go first.
MPA bought Spencer barrels a few years ago. They use them in their in house builds, as well as blank sales. $50 cheaper than the biggies. 5 or 6 groove button barrel, cant recall. I'm waiting on a 6.5/8T #7 (rem varmint copy) as we speak. Ive heard virtually nothing written about them. When Clay was running it. He offered a 1/4moa guarantee with them in certain calibers.
On another note, most peeps are pretty particular with their favorites. Bartlein and krieger sprinkle their barrels with crack and everyone is hooked (which I fully understand). May be hard to get people off of that fix.
MPA bought Spencer barrels a few years ago. They use them in their in house builds, as well as blank sales. $50 cheaper than the biggies. 5 or 6 groove button barrel, cant recall. I'm waiting on a 6.5/8T #7 (rem varmint copy) as we speak. Ive heard virtually nothing written about them. When Clay was running it. He offered a 1/4moa guarantee with them in certain calibers.
On another note, most peeps are pretty particular with their favorites. Bartlein and krieger sprinkle their barrels with crack and everyone is hooked (which I fully understand). May be hard to get people off of that fix.
If you want to be a barrel distributor look at what others carry that have been in the business for a while. Like Greg at Bugholes and others. They know what sales and what don't. A good start would be Bartlien and Brux and a few of the others.
Lots of folks who want quality Remage style barrels. I know because I've tried to find them and they're hard to get a hold of, at least in the configuration I wanted.
Anyways, as far as manufacturers go, I've also heard good things about Rock Creek, so they're worth a looksee!
Calibers, .308, 6mm, and 6.5 will always be the mainstays, but I have a weird hunch that the growth of the 6.5CM may be duplicated here soon in the 6CM since Hornady is about to make factory 6mm CM...
Contours... We love Medium Palma! Sure Remington Varmint/Sendero is similair, but my simple mind takes pleasure in the easy classification of palma barrels. Let's see there's light palma... medium palma... and heavy palma! haha
Anyways, as far as manufacturers go, I've also heard good things about Rock Creek, so they're worth a looksee!
Calibers, .308, 6mm, and 6.5 will always be the mainstays, but I have a weird hunch that the growth of the 6.5CM may be duplicated here soon in the 6CM since Hornady is about to make factory 6mm CM...
Contours... We love Medium Palma! Sure Remington Varmint/Sendero is similair, but my simple mind takes pleasure in the easy classification of palma barrels. Let's see there's light palma... medium palma... and heavy palma! haha
Guys are going to be looking for tighter twists to use the heaviest 6mm bullets/110-115gr and 6.5/147gr and 7mm/195, etc. Around 1-7.25 should work fine for them.
Good luck with the new business. All good options above. Always good to have new choices as a consumer.
Hey guys what do y'all think about mullerworks barrels? I've built 4 rifles with them and they all shoot sub 1/4 moa. The latest is a mausingfield with mullerworks in 6 creed and I had three groups that were sub .2 with two that were in the teens and the best of the day at .081" shot off bipod with small bag as rear rest. They shoot but don't want a lot of money tied up in them if they won't move. Thanks!
Been meaning to try one. Just havent gotten around to it.
That's gonna be your issue, getting people hot on barrels that aren't the headliners.
That's gonna be your issue, getting people hot on barrels that aren't the headliners.
Dan is one of the best barrel makers out there. His barrels cut or buttoned are always money. If more people built with them, they will get as scarce as Bart's or Kriegers. I'll be using one of his 4 groove single point cut on my next build.
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Agreed. Maybe it would help if I posted pics of the groups I shot this morning with the one I barreled for myself on a mausingfield...lemme find em
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