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Thanks to @Rob01, and @bohem, I have 3 of their barrels. 223, 6.5 CM, and 7 PRC, all shoot .5 moa or better easily...if I do my part, LOL. Easy to work with, good quality, and fast service, especially if you pay the rush fee.Get with @bohem Josh at Patriot Valley Arms. They can spin up an Osprey prefit for you. I have 4 of their Osprey barrels and they are excellent!
Osprey 6.5mm Prefit Barrels - All Actions
Precision rifle prefit barrels for all actions, custom ordered and ready to install. No machining or gunsmithing required. Match winning Osprey barrels by Patriot Valley Arms; we Engineer Repeatability. 100% Made in USA
Eric may be the best in the country. Greg is also great. There is no beating Blue Mountain though
He will continue to get my business going forward after this .25CM barrel... His work is absolutely stellar. He came highly recommended by the guys at Evolved Ballistics, so that's who I had them send the blank to. Glad I did.
Yep, Eric will definitely get my business from now on, not only because he puts out an excellent product, but because he actually gives a damn about the quality of work he puts out with his name attached to it. Something that seems to be severely lacking in ALL the trade industries these days.
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Tracking shows my Proof CF was just delivered for chambering in 6.5. Hear you guys do good work, can’t wait. \^^^/Osprey 6.5mm Prefit Barrels - All Actions
Precision rifle prefit barrels for all actions, custom ordered and ready to install. No machining or gunsmithing required. Match winning Osprey barrels by Patriot Valley Arms; we Engineer Repeatability. 100% Made in USA
Look no further. We have blanks on hand in any contour you want, available in as little as 1 week.
We also have timing setups for the barrels so that the caliber marking lines up, pretty easy setup.
All of them likely have blanks available They are easy to install. I use Southern Precision Rifles but they have an 8 week backlog, others can maybe supply them faster.
We don't need your action, though most of the reputable shops in the country don't need a 737R SA to send you a replacement barrel these days.
I'm running Nosler 140 RDF's in my 22" Solus 6.5CM with StaBall 6.5, and getting around 2,835 FPS MV. I'm pretty happy with that. Personally, I would have preferred 20" barrel, since I run suppressors on everything, but with modern powders, you can really makeup for a large portion of the missing barrel length.
True, but 28” + 7” to 9” can = Hell NoImagine how much faster it would be going with a 28" barrel.
Seriously though that is very fast from a 22" barrel so you are pushing it pretty hard and that is going to effect barrel life also. It's easy to get that velocity from a 28" barrel and not push it as hard but with your use of a can all the time then your choice to go shorter for being more maneuverable for you. But with a 22" barrel and 7-9" can it's the same length or longer than a 28" with a brake.
True, but 28” + 7” to 9” can = Hell No
I run Alpha 6.5 CM SRP brass. 45.0 StaBall 6.5, CCI 400’s, and seated 0.010” jump. It’s close to pressure in that rifle, but no ejector swipes even with virgin brass, and it still shoots around 1/2 MOA, so I’ll keep running it. And the ES and SD on that load are great.
I’m not too concerned about barrel life on a factory tube…I’m just waiting until the day I can screw on a Proof CF 20” 6.5CM barrel onto it.
Yeah, all but one of my magnums are still 26” + can. The only on that’s not is a purpose-built 22.5” 7mmRM for hunting. And after a powder change, I’m still getting 1/4 MOA 3-shot groups (I don’t do 5 shot groups with magnums due to heat), and 2,935 w/ Berger 168 VLD’s. Brass life sucks, but it’s a hammer, and I only use it for hunting.I ran my 26” 300WM with a 9” can in matches. Was fun.
Thank you for the insight. I actually don't want the choice - this is my first build - I'd rather go with what is most common / follow the crowd wisdom
On their site I saw Benchmark prefits - $800. If I were to follow your suggestion - proof blank / Eric build - how much would that run? And when people refer to "Eric" - do I actually call and ask for him and order on phone or go through website and he is the main guy who builds them?He will continue to get my business going forward after this .25CM barrel... His work is absolutely stellar. He came highly recommended by the guys at Evolved Ballistics, so that's who I had them send the blank to. Glad I did.
I tell you one thing, CarbonSix is genuinely trying to make the 7 SAW barrel fiasco right, so I will give them that... But, even if this new barrel shoots good, I'll never buy another barrel from them. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me... And if this new barrel won't shoot worth a shit, I'm just going to get a refund, and order a Proof blank, and have Eric build it out for me...Because I KNOW it will be 100% right.
I'll stick with Proof blanks & having Eric building the prefits. It's a winning combination.
Thank you for the insight. I actually don't want the choice - this is my first build - I'd rather go with what is most common / follow the crowd wisdom
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I can’t tell you a price, that’s his job. I’m not affiliated with any company. You will need to call them and talk to them yourself.
I think the tread took a bit of life on its own...But you aren’t as you are getting a blank and then going to a guy to build off it. Lol You can order the same thing through Josh with an Osprey blank. He is in this thread already and can answer any questions you have. It’s easy though. Just order from the site and use his drop down menu. Place the order and done.
Osprey 6.5mm Prefit Barrels - All Actions
Precision rifle prefit barrels for all actions, custom ordered and ready to install. No machining or gunsmithing required. Match winning Osprey barrels by Patriot Valley Arms; we Engineer Repeatability. 100% Made in USA
My original post was "Have 737R action on order need to get barrel. Thinking Bartlein or Proof (stainless) 26in, target/competition appropriate profile (MTU, Palma). It appears those are not in stock - any recommendations on best places to source them from / get on waiting list?" Going one of routes on thread may still be the simplest way forward - but I'd probably be saying "build me whatever is most common in precision shooting"
