Shout out to Northland Shooters Supply

[Average guy]

Yesterday I called with questions regarding a pre fit Savage barrel for a build I’m doing with my father. I received some of the best most courteous service from them. They made the process extremely easy and the price and fast turnaround are awesome. I highly recommend them.

 

[Steel head]

I’ve dealt with the old owner and new owner.
Same great customer service.

 

[gopherslayer]

I see Larry made it back for a short time.

 

[Sierra770]

I see Larry made it back for a short time.

Is this the same guy with the 1200 yard body slicing M24?

 

[tomcatfan]

Can’t beat NSS for anything Savage. They’ve taken my money on more than 1 occasion.

 

[lash]

They do ReMage pretty well too.

 

[gopherslayer]

Is this the same guy with the 1200 yard body slicing M24?

Don’t think so. This is the guy from Alaska. He’s a legend. Google boxer or big stick for 24hourcampfire. Has a site called As Real As It Gets. Bring plenty of popcorn and beer. Days and days of entertainment.

 

[Boostinmarc4]

NSS is first rate. Jim takes great care of the customer! If I decide to go with another prefit I will be calling him before anyone else.

 

[Dirty D]

James is the "old" and "new".

He's got your answers,though few have a clue.

I talked to Jim Briggs shortly before he retired and he told me the new Jim (I cant recall his last name) was very knowledgeable and after a conversation with the “new” Jim I am happy to see that NSS is in good hands, he knows his shit quite well and is good with customers.

 

[lash]

I talked to Jim Briggs shortly before he retired and he told me the new Jim (I cant recall his last name) was very knowledgeable and after a conversation with the “new” Jim I am happy to see that NSS is in good hands, he knows his shit quite well and is good with customers.

I had the same experience, back when the transition was occurring.

 

[atefft22]

Another great experience here with NSS, and about to snag another prefit from them.

 

[lennyo3034]

Does NSS actually do any of the barrel turning? Or are they chambered at the barrel manufacturers?

 

[spife7980]

Does NSS actually do any of the barrel turning? Or are they chambered at the barrel manufacturers?

I dont think they do any of the cutting on the barrels. They come chambered from CBI or Shillen.

Im pretty sure they do the bead blasting though, or at least they have someone not with either CBI or Shillen do it for them.

 

[tomcatfan]

I’ve had a custom order from NSS ship directly from criterion. I think they are just a distributor.

 

[Cascade Hemi]

I dont think they do any of the cutting on the barrels. They come chambered from CBI or Shillen.

Im pretty sure they do the bead blasting though, or at least they have someone not with either CBI or Shillen do it for them.

It's too bad really. I'd like to order a Shilen prefit but I had to rechamber the barrel I bought that Shilen chambered and I'm not going through it again. I like Shilen blanks though.

 

[Steel head]

It's too bad really. I'd like to order a Shilen prefit but I had to rechamber the barrel I bought that Shilen chambered and I'm not going through it again. I like Shilen blanks though.

My first Shilen pre fit chamber was certainly not primo but damn!!! That barrel was awesome!

 

[steve123]

My first Shilen pre fit chamber was certainly not primo but damn!!! That barrel was awesome!

It's the same with my Shilen select match prefit. The chamber leaves funny marks on my 6mmBR brass but that barrel shoots fantastic.

 

[Cascade Hemi]

My first Shilen pre fit chamber was certainly not primo but damn!!! That barrel was awesome!

The barrel and chamber has been primo every since GAP reset it. For the money I could have had a shouldered custom though. If NSS is just drop shipping someon's barrels I'll may as well have a local smith chamber a profiled blank of my choice.

 

[antithesis]

The barrel and chamber has been primo every since GAP reset it. For the money I could have had a shouldered custom though. If NSS is just drop shipping someon's barrels I'll may as well have a local smith chamber a profiled blank of my choice.

If you have the tools to install the barrel a factory replacement pre-fit will save you some money. The first barrel is about $50 more if you need to buy the tools (including headspace gages).

 

[Dale264]

I have brought from NSS before and the experience was wonderful. Just yesterday I emailed Jim asking about reamer specs and he had an answer to me in less than an hour. Fantastic service!

 

[DGD6MM]

I ordered a 28"Criterion 6br pre fit. 7.5 twist, threaded muzzle. James quoted 3-4 months. I got a call from him yesterday, it's on it's way to my house, 2 months total wait time.

 

[stevenlgts]

I’ve had a custom order from NSS ship directly from criterion. I think they are just a distributor.

I know he has some inventory in-stock. I purchased a Criterion 26" REM Match. James had it in stock so my barrel, nut, and lug all shipped from NSS. I purchased by Bighorn Origin action from NSS. Those too were in stock! Great company to deal with and he answers all my email questions promptly!

 

[tomcatfan]

I know he has some inventory in-stock. I purchased a Criterion 26" REM Match. James had it in stock so my barrel, nut, and lug all shipped from NSS. I purchased by Bighorn Origin action from NSS. Those too were in stock! Great company to deal with and he answers all my email questions promptly!

Yea, I’ve had the same experience. I always ask what they have on the shelf and if it doesn’t work, there is always the custom order route. I just meant they don’t fabricate in-house from what I understand.

 

[Steel head]

I know he has some inventory in-stock. I purchased a Criterion 26" REM Match. James had it in stock so my barrel, nut, and lug all shipped from NSS. I purchased by Bighorn Origin action from NSS. Those too were in stock! Great company to deal with and he answers all my email questions promptly!

My current 260 barrel was in stock.
The first 10 shots on new barrel with loads leftover from last barrel.

 

[6brshooter]

I've had very good luck with nss and criterion prefits. I've had as good luck with 6mm criterion as I've had with bart or Krieger 6mm. I wish theyd sell the blanks reasonably though. If they can sell a remage or savage prefit for 300, they cant have more than 150-175 in blank, probably less. If I could buy 6mm criterion blanks for 200-225$, I'd never switch brands.

 

[stevenlgts]

My current 260 barrel was in stock.
The first 10 shots on new barrel with loads leftover from last barrel.
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Nice shooting! I had a similar experience with my 223 barrel when I was breaking it in. This was my first 5-shot group after break-in. I'm totally impressed with how the Criterion barrel shoots!

 

[tomcatfan]

This is a 5 shot group from my criterion I picked up from Northland. They had this one in stock and ready to go. I threw it on my nucleus and it has been awesome. This isn’t the best group it’s shot, but is pretty standard. I’ve had good results with criterion.

 

[MK20]

NSS are good folks. They do barrels from Criterion, which is Krieger. Same price with a great CS rep. They will do custom stuff for you as well.