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No issues with the reamer as long as it's a good tool.Still!! 4k is great reviews in a BR. Basically a 2 for 1, or thereabouts. Even though the blank is a bit less than 2x, you’re still saving $250-ish in ‘smith fees.
I still have 3 blanks on the shelf for my personal use. However, next spring I will be ordering a couple modbb blanks.
@Frank Green , I’ve heard conflicting reports on weather a standard reamer from, say, Manson will chamber the new material effectively or not. Is there a different “process”, per say, in chambering? I spin my own barrels, and have for 20yrs. So, use to the typical “feel” while Chambering. Just need to know if I need to purchase another type of reamer before dialing in a modbb blank. I’d hate to get 3/4 way thru a chamber and bad things happen to the reamer. Ya know.
If you get one uncontoured I can contour it for you.Where can I get one of these in a Desert Tech SRS profile?
It doesn't look like any of the standard Bartlein contours have a long enough shank, which according to this is 1.25 diameter x 4.5-ish long.
Anyone tried a 22 Creed or similar?
Seems like 400MODBB could save a good amount of coin over 3-4k rounds.
I did the 22 creed with the BB material. I was running 95SMK at 3130ish. I could get them faster without any signs of pressure. Not saying that pressure wasn’t there. The load was 39.2 of H4350. When I hit around 300 rounds the throat started to grow. It would grow only 2-3 thou every 100ish rounds. You could feel the throat area getting heat checked pretty good around the 450 round count. At about 670ish rounds it started blowing up bullets. I cleaned it very good. Also, I only put around 100 rounds on it between cleaning. I brought it to work to look at it with the bore scope and to show Tracy and Frank what is going on. I cast a lap to lap the throat alittle. I gave the throat area about 15 strokes and then pushed it out. Cleaned the barrel and remeasured the growth. It had grown 120 thou. The lapping removed most of the fire cracking in the throat. The barrel had 761 rounds on it. Awesome round but not for prs style shooting. If I try it again I’m going to use H4831SC. Maybe I’ll get better barrel life with that powder. But, it only maybe 100-200 more. Who know. Barrel burning calibers are going to kill barrels. There is no way around that. I really don’t see someone getting around 3k rounds out of it. That is a small hole with a good amount of powder (heat) going down it. I hope this helps you.Anyone tried a 22 Creed or similar?
Seems like 400MODBB could save a good amount of coin over 3-4k rounds.
Oh yea no doubt, by "save money over 3-4k rounds" meant buying 2-3 barrels vs 4-5, etcI did the 22 creed with the BB material. I really don’t see someone getting around 3k rounds out of it.
219x224 5r gain twist 7.6 to 6.8What twist?
How many rounds did you get out of that 300 Norma barrel?We've had about 5 different guys burn them out already. 6BRA and 6 Dasher type guns. One guy is on 4k+ rounds and it's still shooting last word we had. Most of the guys seem to be around 3000 - 3500 rounds or so but haven't officially considered them done. One guy pulled his at 3300+ rounds and put a fresh stick on for the PRS Series Finale just to be on the safe side but the old barrel was still shooting.
Another shooter and Spec. Forces soldier is taking his rifle to the finale. It's a gas gun in 6x47 Lapua and he is running his 105-109gr loads at 3100fps + and the barrel has 2k rounds on it. He said he normally pulled his barrels at 800-1200 rounds because they where toast. Also is currently testing a 300 Norma and that is at 2k rounds also.
I ordered a 400modbb from Short Action Customs for my Desert Tech. I'm sure they can hook you up too. They're excellent to deal with.Where can I get one of these in a Desert Tech SRS profile?
It doesn't look like any of the standard Bartlein contours have a long enough shank, which according to this is 1.25 diameter x 4.5-ish long.
I can second thisI ordered a 400modbb from Short Action Customs for my Desert Tech. I'm sure they can hook you up too. They're excellent to deal with.
It shoots like a Bartlein usually does. As for longevity I don't know yet. It costs about what a chamber job does to get the upgrade, so unless you are going to get double the lifetime it isn't economical probably.Anyone seen any real world results out of these?
im sure the math is here somewhere else tooIt shoots like a Bartlein usually does. As for longevity I don't know yet. It costs about what a chamber job does to get the upgrade, so unless you are going to get double the lifetime it isn't economical probably.
wow, and here I am shooting $500 Xcaliber prefits.im sure the math is here somewhere else too
but assuming 50% gain which has been reported
regular barrels
$2100
3 x $700 for blank and chamber
2000 round life. 200 rounds for speed up and load development
6000 total rounds
5400 usable rounds
mod400BB
$2100
2 x $1050 for blank and chamber
3000 round barrel life. 200 rounds for speed up/load development
6000 total rounds
5600 usable rounds
the break even is somewhere between 40% and 50% if you're talking bartlein/kreiger/etc blanks and chambers.
if you talk proof prefits then it's not even close (unless you consider the pain of load development and break in as a factor)
and $700 is pretty low for a lot of blank/chamber jobs nowwow, and here I am shooting $500 Xcaliber prefits.
Available? You just have to order one. You’ll get it next year. Alternately you can buy one from a stocking vendor like bugholes.I was in the process of getting a 28 Nosler built with a Bartlein Carbon Wrapped Barrel. I held off a little while...glad I did with this news! When will these barrels be available in #13 Remington contour (What the gunsmith quoted in the bid)?
I ordered a 400modbb from Short Action Customs for my Desert Tech. I'm sure they can hook you up too. They're excellent to deal with.
I was in the process of getting a 28 Nosler built with a Bartlein Carbon Wrapped Barrel. I held off a little while...glad I did with this news! When will these barrels be available in #13 Remington contour (What the gunsmith quoted in the bid)?
I’m w Supersubes, Bugholes was great. At the time I called, they didn’t have the contour I wanted but they were able to tell me what they expected to arrive in the next few weeks and suggested I put it on my wish list on their site. Got an email when I came in and I bought it…actually got two Bartlein barrels from them.Available? You just have to order one. You’ll get it next year. Alternately you can buy one from a stocking vendor like bugholes.
Checking back in on the barrel life increase, @Frank Green indicated earlier in this thread that a 6.5CM pressure test barrel put up a 100% increase over standard 416 (3500 rounds vs 1700-1900 max).im sure the math is here somewhere else too
but assuming 50% gain which has been reported
regular barrels
$2100
3 x $700 for blank and chamber
2000 round life. 200 rounds for speed up and load development
6000 total rounds
5400 usable rounds
mod400BB
$2100
2 x $1050 for blank and chamber
3000 round barrel life. 200 rounds for speed up/load development
6000 total rounds
5600 usable rounds
the break even is somewhere between 40% and 50% if you're talking bartlein/kreiger/etc blanks and chambers.
if you talk proof prefits then it's not even close (unless you consider the pain of load development and break in as a factor)
I too would like to know about increased barrel life reports. Thanks!Checking back in on the barrel life increase, @Frank Green indicated earlier in this thread that a 6.5CM pressure test barrel put up a 100% increase over standard 416 (3500 rounds vs 1700-1900 max).
Are folks seeing 50% increase, or are people seeing more? ~$750 for a blank plus chamber/thread versus $950 for the same in BB would be worth it even at 50%, and if you're talking carbon forget about it, it's a no-brainer unless you're not ever expecting to use the full barrel life.
I have 6mm creedmoor barrels from wilson blanks, proof, bartlien, and bartlien MODBB. The MODBB is tougher steel just based on watching the gas port with a bore scope. The proof is wearing way faster at the gas port than any barrel. The wilson breaks in the fastest but then plateaus and the proof looses material noticeable every time I look in there. The location of the port on the proof was perfect center bottom of groove so no ridge to hit. The MODBB the worse location for wear, literally rifling is chopped in half on the MODBB so hit a ridge. I only ever shoot max 5 shots at a time with each barrel. All shoot under half inch groups with factory 108 at my elevation. Only the 7.5 twist barrels do well below 1200 ft. These are long range coyote rifles that I do practice with when calling has been slow.How many are using 400MODBB in their gas guns? Craddock offers the Bartlein 400MODBBwith their AR barrels, just curious if there is a marked improvement with how the barrel handles heat from steady semi auto fire, some barrels begin to open up and lose accuracy the more the barrel heats up.
I'll post this in the semi auto forum as well.
Right? Or someone invents a barrel cleaner like those little robo pods that travel oil pipelines and clean them automatically.I'm holding out ordering one until they come out with a non-stick/non-cleaning barrel.
Barrel pigsRight? Or someone invents a barrel cleaner like those little robo pods that travel oil pipelines and clean them automatically.
We just need self cleaning bullets. Problem solved.Barrel pigs
We just need self cleaning bullets. Problem solved.