Originally Posted by 1jonzmith
Rino,
Perhaps not knowing me better, you might have thought I was being "coy" when I referred to a barrel maker as my source. I wasn't. I repeated what he told me accurately as far as I know but he made those statements in the privacy of a personal communication and till he gives me his permission to quote him in public his comments will be off the books. That's just plain ethical behavior and personal consideration. I will get back to him and see if I missed something, get his permission, and then I will re post on the subject to satisfy only you. No one else became accusatory and others just provided the informative contradicting info for which I asked. I must not be the only shooting enthusiast that has gotten what appears to be information that is at odds with the common wisdom.
FYI and hopefully to shatter your seeming abject lack of faith in barrel manufacturer's integrity in general: I was asking the mfr. to nitride my new $450 barrel. He assured me they offered that service, quoted a price and a delivery time for my barrel. The delay was less than two weeks and not an issue. He also knew that it was probable I would ream the lands to adjust my free-bore at a later date. He also obviously knew that I was having a 6mm BR Norma chambered and that that particular round is not a barrel burner and i could expect a 4 or 5 thousand round life span( I am told). Who would want to stretch that to 8? I'll be dead and gone long before the event.
Adding to my confusion, I know a shooter and smith that is familiar to this forum that has 9 barrels made by this Mfr. I make that out to be $3,600 invested and that doesn't include shipping. Given this man's success and that he can purchase anything out there, barrel wise, he must have faith in the Mfr. Also he doesn't have all his barrels nitrided but I haven't inquired why some aren't. What I did conclude was that I certainly didn't have "all" the information. I didn't think that I was coming across anything but humble in this. I am a virtuous man and it is my humility of which I am most proud, as virtues go. Get it? ??? :o ::) :D
Thank you for sharing all that Rino,
John