Has anyone on here used a Preferred barrel blanks barrel on there rifle if so how did it shoot I'm looking gnat picking up a shouldered pre fit from them in the near future but cant seem to find any reviews on them.
Preferred barrel blanks (the company)
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Very possibly I messaged match grade machine to see who's barrels they been using cause I think preferred barrel blanks is there in house barrels and they just made a separate company as they both have the same address
I ordered a 308 nucleus prefit from them a few days ago. Talking to Marshal it’s in the current run of barrels so I should have it in a couple weeks. I’ll update y’all with everything when I get it in
I installed a Preferred Barrel, Prefit for Ruger American....6.5 Creedmoor, 26 heavy Palma....here are some picture of breaking it in....
First Pic is a three shot group...would not believe if I had not shot it...but yes that is 3 shots at 100 yards, second is three shots a 100 yards and third is 3 shots at 200 yards
These were Hornady Black 143 ELD-X....2700 fps second.... my handholds of 130 Berger OTM groups were not as good but I was getting 2919 FPS...when I got home I measure the throat and my handholds were jumping a ton...they were loaded for the original barrel, so I think once I seat bullets based on this chamber I should get better groups.... SDs were single digits....I have three other Preferred barrels to put on actions...I hope they are shoot like this...
First Pic is a three shot group...would not believe if I had not shot it...but yes that is 3 shots at 100 yards, second is three shots a 100 yards and third is 3 shots at 200 yards
These were Hornady Black 143 ELD-X....2700 fps second.... my handholds of 130 Berger OTM groups were not as good but I was getting 2919 FPS...when I got home I measure the throat and my handholds were jumping a ton...they were loaded for the original barrel, so I think once I seat bullets based on this chamber I should get better groups.... SDs were single digits....I have three other Preferred barrels to put on actions...I hope they are shoot like this...
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That’s extremely impressive for a Ruger American! I may just have to get me a barrel from those guys now
Go to: https://preferredbarrelblanks.com/pre-fit-gun-barrels/
Click on pre-fit barrels offered; select your action; there will be a menu with windows to fill out allowing for your barrel choices, such as length, contour, chamber, brake or threading.
I ordered the Wylde chamber in 27" 900 Varmint contour with 5/8-24 muzzle thread.
Click on pre-fit barrels offered; select your action; there will be a menu with windows to fill out allowing for your barrel choices, such as length, contour, chamber, brake or threading.
I ordered the Wylde chamber in 27" 900 Varmint contour with 5/8-24 muzzle thread.
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there are ones which benefit from 30"
FTR matches especially. single feed 90s SUPER long
I would try one if they had shouldered origin prefits for that price. But for a barrel nut i will stick with xcaliber or criterion since they are priced so similar.
I called these guys to see if they could do a shouldered prefit for a Curtis Axiom. I was told I would have to send the action in which I do not want to do. The man said to me that they won’t send out any shouldered barrel without them having the action first including the Nucleus that they show they make a shouldered prefit for on the website.
Did you send in your action?
I figured that would be the case. The man I talked to on the phone was nice but didn’t know what he was talking about. He put the phone down and went and asked the man that cuts the barrels or so he said for the answers he have me.
yeah they didn’t need my action. They had one in house is what I was told. my guess is they just haven’t seen a Curtis or had one in hand yet.
That could very well be the case. The fellow still was clueless as he told me that even with the actions listed on their website in the prefit section with the shouldered option still would have to have the actions sent in. Made no sense to me as it wouldnt be a prefit then. ?. I gave up.
Pretty sure west desert shooter on youtube shoots those barrels he might have some reviews on them.
I’ve been in touch with them about an origin prefit. I may send my action in and they said they would use that to get all the measurements they need to make prefits, I’m assuming with the Curtis it would be a similar thing they have to have one in shop as they told me bighorn won’t releaae the specs to them. I believe American rifle company has their prints in their website so Smith’s can look at that without an action on hand, but I could be wrong. I’ve just been waiting for hunting season to end so I can send it in and I will report back how it goes. Trying a 308 to test the waters and then if that works out well I may look into a 6 dasher and Valkyrie. They told me 3-4 weeks once they get my action and I believe they make all barrels to order with very limited in stock, at least finished barrels.
Perhaps you should try kelby. Pretty sure they will cut a barrel for you.
So after a month of waiting I received my tracking info for my barrel. Received the barrel a couple days later and it was exactly what I ordered. Unfortunately the pre fit wasn’t so prefit with my Tikka T3x. Took the barrel to MHSA to have them remove the old barrel and install the prefit to find out the threads weren’t cut deep enough to thread into the receiver. Got in touch with Preferred and had them talk to Mile High and ended up shipping it back under their warranty. Got the shipping label and here it is a week later and just got the email from UPS that it is on it’s way. While frustrating, they got it fixed up (hopefully) in a quick manner and just in time for me to go shooting on my hitch off. After the barrel is installed and I get some rounds on it I’ll update you guys on how it shoots, what it likes and so on.
I’d give them a shout and see what’s up. Or shoot them an email with your order number. Did you have anything special done to your barrel like fluting or cerakote?
I have been tempted to try them out for Kelbly Atlas prefit in 308win.
Since I sold my 308 I just haven't been complete since then.
Since I sold my 308 I just haven't been complete since then.
Just put an order in for a 6.5creed barrel. With the 3 week lead time, that is far better than the 7-10 weeks of other places.
Those of you that have ordered from them I'm curious if they were able to offer any specs for the reamer used.
The info on the site is very vague and generic in the order specs column.
The 65CM is pretty simp,e as the SAAMI spec is a known and consistent but 308 win can vary quite a bit from what I've looked at.
I would think you could call them and ask. They were very quick at answering the few questions I had.
Ordered a 6.5wsm, the chamber neck was way over .6" long! Not .3". Sent it back. Talked to the rep. he said they used a 257wsm for the body and a 6.5 neck reamer and they neck reamed it too far.... well NO SHIT.
Wanted to hunt whitetail this season with it, not now!
I never shot it. Will report back when I get the new one back.
Wanted to hunt whitetail this season with it, not now!
I never shot it. Will report back when I get the new one back.
Got my barrel back again and it threads in nicely to the receiver and everything. Going to try and make it by MHSA to have it headspaced and go to the range to get it on paper on Thursday!
