Got my first round of loads to test in the new barrel. I didn't get to the range this weekend, as life got in the way, but I will be going this weekend. I loaded up 25 rounds the same exact load that my other Aero 22" 6.5CM factory barrel likes, same COAL, etc... since the chambers are only 0.001" difference. If it likes the same load, that will be cool. Main goal is find out of it likes that load, and also to break-in the barrel somewhat. We'll find out this weekend.
I did the same to mine. I taped off the surrounding area and went slow with a dremel. Touched it up with a Q-tip and paint. I also had to add a relief cut in the stock to make room for the trigger hanger. It doesn’t take much here either.
I'm glad your .308 Win shoots good. It seems most of them either won't consistently produce equal results (like my .308 Win barrel), or just won't shoot good at all. Seems very few of the .308 Win barreled rifles are consistent shooters. I hope Aero/BA gets that issue figured out. I'm guessing they have, which is why all the .308 Win and .300 BLK Solus rifles are on backorder. I was told the .300BLK pistols had a barrel issue with the first batch, so they sent them all back, and are waiting on new ones, which is what is causing the huge delay (ordered it in July).
I'm glad your .308 Win shoots good. It seems most of them either won't consistently produce equal results (like my .308 Win barrel), or just won't shoot good at all. Seems very few of the .308 Win barreled rifles are consistent shooters. I hope Aero/BA gets that issue figured out. I'm guessing they have, which is why all the .308 Win and .300 BLK Solus rifles are on backorder. I was told the .300BLK pistols had a barrel issue with the first batch, so they sent them all back, and are waiting on new ones, which is what is causing the huge delay (ordered it in July).
Also, I like the paint job. Looks good! Is it paint, or did you have it dipped? Also, leaving the action nitride, and only painting the stock and barrel is smart, leaves you room for upgrading later, where you might not want a camo receiver. Good forward thinking.
My bad... My brain is on about 100 different things today, trying to deal with shit. I read that, but for some reason it didn't process...
Interesting see how barrel manufactures thread and chamber barrels, CNC or manual cut …. all depends on their initial set up and how accurate they can setup center…of bore..
Yeah as long as it ships I am happy, I am just curious of how long it typically took. I picked up a 6.5cm barrel on 10/21.
I bought mine on 9/29, it shipped on 10/5, and showed up on 10/9, and that was going all the way across the country from Washington state to Alabama.
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Yeah, those are 140 RDF's. I have experienced this as well in several different caliber and weight RDF's.
Sold out it seems in less than 5 days...Just a heads-up, they have Solus "blem" actions on sale and they are offering a 20% off a Aero barrel for it if you buy the combo. Choose your action and your barrel.
I just picked up a "blem" Solus Obsidian .478" action, so, I guess I'll just be torquing the replacement CarbonSix 7SAW barrel on this now when it comes in, instead of breaking down the other 6.5CM with the spiral-fluted barrel on it.
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Well, apparently you're one of the few who got a .308 Win Solus that will actually shoot... My factory M24 .308 Win barrel sucked, and every time I thought I had found a load it liked (168 Custom Comp, 168 ELD-M), it was like voodoo hit it the next time I went to the range, it was shooting all over the damn place @ 100 yards...Like 1.5"-2" groups. It was the dumbest rabbit I've ever chased. I put over 300 rounds down that barrel trying to find a load it liked...I gave up, and snatched the barrel and put something else on it.
2-weeks to get all three barrels. 1 and then 2 came a week later
I feel your pain …
Don't know about their .308 Win barrels (honestly, I wouldn't take my chances on it, based on my personal experience), but I can tell you that my 20" Aero/Stag contract 6.5CM barrel is insanely accurate... I was absolutely floored how well it was shooting right out of the gate. It needed zero break-in. The very first 2 shots to zero the scope, and the next 3 in the same hole...
They shipped mine 8 days after I emailed them trying to cancel my order, 37 days after I placed the order.
Now they've changed it to "shipping December 2024"... I have a feeling a month from now it will say, "shipping January 2025"... If I haven't seen this thing by the first week in December, I'm calling and raising hell. Because that's just retarded to take this long for a run of barrels...
