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A good friend of mine has a 7prc on an ace blank, shoots really well! I have a few 6.5 blanks that will be cut to 65cm for my nrl hunter build. They offer a lot of options in 6mm: 237 bore and 236, 6 and 4 groove. I need to call and pin down some info prior to ordering a 6mm blank but I will be eventually.I know they made the 22 barrels for voodoo. But has anyone tried there blanks in bigger magnums? Do they hold up at elr distance like the other barrels?
I have the same bat igniter which is an awesome action in 300 norma improved but mine is all for elr. I'm curious to see what your experience is with the ace barrel and the 300 norma improvedA good friend of mine has a 7prc on an ace blank, shoots really well! I have a few 6.5 blanks that will be cut to 65cm for my nrl hunter build. They offer a lot of options in 6mm: 237 bore and 236, 6 and 4 groove. I need to call and pin down some info prior to ordering a 6mm blank but I will be eventually.
Edit: forgot to mention I have an ace rem varm 9tw 30cal that getting chambered to 300norma imp at 22" on a bat igniter, that's going in a manners pro hunter for a long range elk rig.
I'm waiting on 2 blanks from manzella myself so I will find out how they compare to others soonBump - Anyone have more input now that more are in the wild yet?
My sample size of 1 is just getting started. Bought it to replace the factory 8 twist 223 lite tube on my tikka primarily because it didn't like to shoot 75 ELDs. I don't have many rounds down it yet but it definitely does better on 75 ELDs than the factory tube, however the Factory 73 ELDm hornady and ADI 55 SBKs are actually less accurate now. I know Manzella is a proponent of them and raved about how perfect this blank dialed in and measured.
I'll say I had a Bartlein cut with the Eachus chamber, and it didn't shoot anything well, tried prob 8 different match 22 ammo. Pulled it, put and ace on the rimX that was cut with the same chamber, and it's shot everything pretty well.I heard that vudoo no longer uses ace blanks from Rob, apparently they use bartlein now. dunno why.
I know some comp shooters who are nearby in WA and shoot ACE. They have nothing but good things to say. The deal with UKM is/was nuts. Came out to like 375 for a chambered cut rifle orefit if you order 3 or more. If I didn't already have a half dozens blanks sitting here I would have ordered a bunch from them.
It used to include the blanks. That was the promo and I talked to one of the guys who works at UKM. UKM and ACE are both in Spokane area. That's what I was saying is/was...wasn't sure if they promo was still live.I think your misreading that on UKM website. Thats $375 per barrel for machine work, that does not include the barrel blank itself. Pretty standard machine work pricing.....
Total price would be $740-760 per barrel if you add that $375 machine work to their barrel blank pricing which is $365-$385.....
It says right on the link, This program does NOT include barrels.
UM Barrel Program - Unknown Munitions
Save money when chambering multiple barrels at a time. 2 barrels save 12.5% off machining on both, 3 barrels save 25% off machining on all barrels. Preferred turnaround time Includes chamber, muzzle threads, and single color Cerakote. All barrels are dialed in and chambered on a manual lathe, no...www.unknownmunitions.com
It used to include the blanks. That was the promo and I talked to one of the guys who works at UKM. UKM and ACE are both in Spokane area. That's what I was saying is/was...wasn't sure if they promo was still live.
Bet this guy would disagree about UKM and/or Ace barrels…
When do you give up on a barrel/trouble shooting
I have a 6/7 prc that I've got about 130rds through. I haven't been able to get it to group consistently under 2" for 10 shots. It's a nitride treated Tikka action with an UM chambered and installed Ace barrel. AB Raptor 8 can. Maven RS.1 2.5-15X44, Sportsmatch rings torqued 25/65 inch lbs...rokslide.com
There’s just so many good proven barrels out there that’s readily stocked on shelves and so many goods smiths with a long reputation of quality machine work that there’s no reason to fuck around and be a Guinea pig with new shit and builders to save maybe $50 here or there on a prefit. Between Bugholes and OTM they do amazing work and have a huge selection of barrels in stock.
At least when they announced it on rokslide or on the S2h pod and I quickly looked up the prices it was just the machine work. I doubt they were selling chambered ACE tubes below the price of a bartlein blank.It used to include the blanks. That was the promo and I talked to one of the guys who works at UKM. UKM and ACE are both in Spokane area. That's what I was saying is/was...wasn't sure if they promo was still live.
There's a trend on the Rokslide to not clean your barrel........EVER. These guys pour the coals to overbore short barrel magnums with dirty as F powders and dont......ever......clean. I tried it with a 22gt that wasn't loaded that warm, 3100 with 80gr eldm. By round count 250, I'd gained almost 200 fps from round 75. I pulled powder, shot it, it sped up, switched to cleaner powder, retuned it, it spead up. They don't believe in carbon rings either. Those guys put bullets to the test on game, and the do necropsy photos and break downs, test a lot of off the wall shot killing critters like grizzly bears in Alaska using 223/77tmk, with good results I'll add. But never cleaning your barrel isn't a good idea at all. Velocity starts climbing you need to clean.Bet this guy would disagree about UKM and/or Ace barrels…
When do you give up on a barrel/trouble shooting
I have a 6/7 prc that I've got about 130rds through. I haven't been able to get it to group consistently under 2" for 10 shots. It's a nitride treated Tikka action with an UM chambered and installed Ace barrel. AB Raptor 8 can. Maven RS.1 2.5-15X44, Sportsmatch rings torqued 25/65 inch lbs...rokslide.com
There’s just so many good proven barrels out there that’s readily stocked on shelves and so many goods smiths with a long reputation of quality machine work that there’s no reason to fuck around and be a Guinea pig with new shit and builders to save maybe $50 here or there on a prefit. Between Bugholes and OTM they do amazing work and have a huge selection of barrels in stock.
So no chance I’ll be spending my small amount of $$ on Ace. They could be great, but with so many other solid options I’ll just keep going elsewhere.
I just ordered 2 22LR blanks because they said 12 weeks but they also said they were thinking they might be able to sneak them in faster.The reason ACE is so intriguing to me is their lead times from order to ship... For a custom cut rifled SS exactly to your specs blank, choose your twist, contour, rifling, etc. they are under 9 weeks... Everyone else is in the 10-16month range if you need something you cant find on the shelf. Their price is also $50-$100 cheaper per blank than everyone else. My last 2 blanks (22rf) arrived in 5 weeks from custom order date.
Thats why Ill be testing a 6mm and 224 ACE blank to compare to my large qty of barrels from Krieger, Mullerworks, Bartlein, Hawk Hill, Osprey, Wilson and Green Mountain in the safe. I have years of test data for 6BR and 223rem on my server to compare and see how they stack up.
I just ordered 2 22LR blanks because they said 12 weeks but they also said they were thinking they might be able to sneak them in faster.
I heard how bad those springfield 2022 RF rifles were so I grabbed one....it is trash. So I want to see how well a decent barrel will make it shoot.
I ordered a dozen or so blanks from Krieger in Jan or feb and have only seen maybe 5 or 6 of them so far.Yea I also was quoted the 12 weeks on my recent order with ACE today but was told possibly a little quicker.
Still WAY faster than 12-16 months!