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Give us a call and we can get you squared away. 844-883-9493 ask to speak with Gene
Carbon Six barrels?
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Give us a call and we can get you squared away. 844-883-9493 ask to speak with Gene
Got ours. Threads look beautiful. Just waiting on the atlasworx dbm and LRIs tikka bolts and we’re off to the races
Absolutely. I've got everything but the bolt now. Trying to exercise patience but it's becoming difficult.
Clobbered a nice buck this past fall with one of your Tikka pre-fit barrels in 6.5CM...
@MarinePMI very nice!
Im about to turn a Tikka CTR into a Tikka switch barrel using the WTO lug.
I should probably ask C6 this question, but I assume that ordering as a Tikka pre-fit is the way to go? The instructions from WTO...
“If you are using the factory tenon threads in the receiver without any additional recutting, the thread portion of the tenon should be .995” OD, 16TPI, with a thread pitch diameter of .960” maximum. The threaded portion of the tenon should be .900” in length, for a length including the lug interface of 1.250” total.”
Im about to turn a Tikka CTR into a Tikka switch barrel using the WTO lug.
I should probably ask C6 this question, but I assume that ordering as a Tikka pre-fit is the way to go? The instructions from WTO...
“If you are using the factory tenon threads in the receiver without any additional recutting, the thread portion of the tenon should be .995” OD, 16TPI, with a thread pitch diameter of .960” maximum. The threaded portion of the tenon should be .900” in length, for a length including the lug interface of 1.250” total.”
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Give Gene a call. He gave me the snipers hide discount when I ordered on 3/05/21. I received 2 of the 3 carbon barrels (tikka shoulder prefit, chambered and muzzle threaded to my specs) on March 25th! My Tikka 7 SAUM carbon barrel is still in progress. I have never been disappointed by Carbon 6. Great customer service and their barrels always shoot amazing.
What specs did you go on your saum? Why would a guy choose the 2.5" or 3" long shank? Or the extended 1.5" muzzle end?
I'm looking at an 18" to run with an 8" can
I went with a 24 inch featherweight 8 twist tikka shouldered with 2.5 inch shank and 1 inch long 5/8x24 muzzle thread on my 7SAUM. The longer shank may be used for an ultramag chamber option. My 7mm rem mag chambered barrel used the 2.5 inch shank.
@knuckleballz how close does that contour come to replicating the Tikka CTR contour? Been looking at Carbon 6 and trying to decide between FWeight and Sendero
I had to open up the barrel channel on the ctr stock for both the sendero and the featherweight barrels. It took me about 30 minutes with a hand held power sander. The forend doesnt seem to loose any rigidity. I can still shoot 1/4 inch groups with the factory stocks so I just use them and factory magazines. I measured a 24inch factory ctr 6.5 creed barrel and it measures .786 inch 9.6 inches from the shoulder of the barrel, which is at the end of the ctr stock. The carbon 6 featherweight is .981 at 9.6 inches and the carbon 6 sendero is 1.00 at 9.6 inches. The factory ctr has a contoured taper. The carbon 6 has more of a straight taper. Once I get the barrel channel sanded close, I put some masking tape around the barrel to protect it and i slip strip of sand paper between barrel/stock and work it back and forth to get the finished gap I want. you can start with action screws loose and tighten them as you remove material. you can add more layers of tape to barrel or use 2 thicknesses of sand paper to get more clearance. You will have to do some sanding with the featherweight, and more sanding with the sendero.
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Would you be able to post pics or PM? Im thinking I am about to do this shortly for my Tikka stock also.
I have 3/4" flats at the end of the barrels for one rifle. I hold it between my legs and swap them with a torque wrench and a crows foot. I have 6.5 Creedmoor, 22BR, and just got a 6 Dasher barrel from Preferred Barrels. Still need to check the headspace on that one and shoot it.
I have a PMA tools barrel vise and an inside action wrench for my barrels without the flats.
So after having my 24" 243 in the Featherlight weight for just over a year and close to 200 rounds, I have to say I am very happy with it. I have just received my third Carbon Six barrel and am awaiting my forth.
Good afternoon from South Louisiana. Another beautifully hot and humid day!
We thank everyone of y'all. We have doubled every year and it's because of you guys and guys like you who spread our good name around. We look forward to getting more barrels to y'all and seeing the great end results!
Have a blessed day!
Gene Gordon
We thank everyone of y'all. We have doubled every year and it's because of you guys and guys like you who spread our good name around. We look forward to getting more barrels to y'all and seeing the great end results!
Have a blessed day!
Gene Gordon
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Great question!!!
Here is the best answer I can give you as far as custom action pre-fit barrels go.
We have made it a priority to support the entire firearm industry and that includes the gunsmiths. A lot of barrel makers are removing the gunsmith completely with their large pre-fit options. We prefer our customers bring a blank to their smith and support their trade.
That said, we understand not everyone has a smith or wants to ship their rifle across the country to a gunsmith. So we will make a pre-fit for certain custom actions, the Zermatt actions being one of them. We will never offer them on the site but if you call, I will take care of you.
I hop that explanation answers your questions about that topic.
Thank You,
Gene Gordon
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Keep the 45 cal barrels coming we need more 450 bushmaster!
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"Gene this is how you get banned from the site
Please read the rules, otherwise, I have to be the bad guy here and boot you
@CarbonSix they are very, very clear about businesses operating on here
I just purchased a c=Carbonsix remage type barrel in 6.5C. I will say the customer service has been very impressive so far, extremely quick responses and when you call in you will talk to a person not have to listen to a bunch of automated responses and leave a message or w/e. I did have to send it back as the throat was too tight, however they had an extremely quick turn around. Working on load development now, throat still seems a little tight but we will see how it turns out. I will post pics once I work up a load that it likes. Really hopeful!! Super light weight and good looking barrel. 26" threaded Sendero contour comes out to right around 3lbs.
Good afternoon,
Keep me posted on the barrel via email. Easier to follow with emails.
taken care of. I do apologize.
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So if you ordered a barrel in say late April, when could you "hypothecially" see said barrel? *crosses fingers*
I ordered end of March for a Tikka prefit. Was kind of hoping everything would come together for hunting season. Fingers still crossed
Like above mentioned, we were bitten by the supply chain monster. That has been resolved and we are rolling through orders but it will take a little bit to get through. Please give me a call ASAP if you are in a position that you need an order before a certain date. I WILL make sure your barrel is out on time. This is what it is for now, it won't take us too long to get caught back up but until we are caught back up, I'll have to tip toe around orders to move things out faster if needed. Email or phone is ALWAYS the best and fastest way to reach me.
844-883-9493 or [email protected]
Super impressed with my 26” 6.5C remage barrel. Super light, looks great - put it through the ringer and it shoots great. I will say that customer service for carbon 6 has been absolutely phenomenal. Had a bit of a tight throat initially and the owner of the company called me to ensure me that I would have a barrel shooting lights out before my competition. They turned my barrel around extremely quick and I am very pleased. 10/10 would recommend and I’ll buy again. Can’t say how impressed I am with the customer service here. Thanks guys!
There's really no weight savings with CF on shorter barrels.
I have a 16" ss tikka barrel thats fat enough for my 5/8×24 direct thread suppressor, it weighs just a few oz over 2lbs
I gave up trying to play the contour and fluting game to get weight down. Pacnor's calculator was showing only 2.5lb with #3 and the most aggressive fluting, although my math indicated a #2 @ 16" would handle a 5/8x24 shoulder. Once I threw in the cost of fluting, cerakote, and chambering, it was nearly the same price as a lighter prefit C6..
You don't need fluting to get the weight close to 2lbs with a 16" .720 muzzle, this one isn't.
If you like the look better then thats the only advantage over ss
Well the shoulder and chambering were for a long action so I had to send it back to get fixedI ordered in April. Just got my 16” 6.5 creed bull friday. Was supposed to be Monday but ups kept moving it back. Can’t wait to get it on the action and start work up
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Gene got me squared away with next day shipping label UPS dropped the ball though I shipped it on Thursday and show that it wasn’t delivered until today.
Tracking says barrel shipped, should be here Wednesday. Hope it is all squared away this time.
