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carcass
05-24-2009, 03:36 PM
Does anyone have a good contact method for AR15Barrels.com? The e-mail address he posted on the website (randall@ar15barrels.com) does not work. I'm trying to see about getting a short 300 whisper barrel.
interceptor
05-24-2009, 05:09 PM
You'll have much better luck buying a barrel from one of several forum members here. Randall is notorious for his (lack of) customer service.
Flewis
05-24-2009, 08:19 PM
You'll have much better luck buying a barrel from one of several forum members here. Randall is notorious for his (lack of) customer service.
I haven't done any business with AR15barrels.com, but I've heard (from several people) the same thing Interceptor said above.
cav_scout_tj
05-27-2009, 05:25 PM
The story goes that Randall got in over his head, took on too much work. He does great work-- when he does it.
Not sure if he took money and ran, but he has had a lot of peoples money for a long time, delivery times way behind. There are many threads on such on AR15.com.
carcass
05-30-2009, 11:23 AM
Thanks for the info! Since I have a lathe of my own, I decided to buy a chamber reamer and a blank and give it a try myself. Reamer's in the mail now. Wish me luck!
carcass
08-07-2009, 08:22 PM
Just wanted to report success in making my first 300 Whisper barrel. I picked up a .30 cal blank from Midway and called up PTG and purchased a chamber reamer and a set of headspace gauges. I turned a 7.5" barrel for my M16. My goal was to get a heavy-hitting subgun-class round with a low cyclic rate in the '16. Well, 200 grain Sierra MatchKings in the 300 Whisper platform certainly fits the bill, with a muzzle velocity of 1040 fps and an IPSC power factor of 208.
I used a JP adjustable gas block for this first one but it turns out I got the gas port dimension just right, so I don't think I'll need an adjustable block anymore unless I decide to go supersonic with this upper.
So far (about 100 rounds) the package is very reliable in both semi and FA modes.
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