Who made this barrel?

[flur60]

I bought this barrel on ebay. Sorry! Anyways, it was advertised as a factory barrel in 375 H&H Mag. It's obviously not a factory barrel. The only marking on the barrel is shown in the picture.

Anybody recognize this mark?

Thanks,
Dan

 

[Riesel]

Is that threaded for a Savage?

 

[flur60]

Yep, small shank.

 

[carlsbad]

not very deep threads...

 

[JRS]

Criterion?

 

[hogpatrol]

not very deep threads...

Maybe it's undersize, hence the large flats on the thread.

 

[carlsbad]

Yes.

 

[hogpatrol]

I bought this barrel on ebay. Sorry! Anyways, it was advertised as a factory barrel in 375 H&H Mag. It's obviously not a factory barrel. The only marking on the barrel is shown in the picture.

Anybody recognize this mark?

Thanks,
Dan
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If you feel you didn't get what you paid for or if it was misrepresented, contact the seller and ask for a refund. If that doesn't work, contact paypal. The (C) mark is most likely an inspector's stamp.

 

[carlsbad]

I would want better thread engagement if it were me. I would tell the seller he should have revealed the undersized threads. --Jerry

 

[flur60]

No, I'm good with the barrel. Just curious who the maker was.

The threads are well within the tolerances for 1.055"-20 thread and fit the receiver as they should. They are .007" under max tolerance on the OD but its fine.

I own a couple Criterion barrels and they're all stamped "CBI" so I have my doubts about it being from them. It may well be an inspector's stamp.

I appreciate everyone's input. Please keep it coming.

Dan

 

[JRS]

I wouldn't be willing to put my face behind a barrel that the manufacturer wasn't willing to put their name and cartridge designation on.

 

[flur60]

I'm not too concerned about the integrity of the workmanship. Looking down the bore tells me it's been throughly tested already!

 

[savagedasher]

If the name isn't on the barrel it could be anyone . Larry

 

[carlsbad]

flur60. Glad you have a good handle on safety. --Jerry

 

[JRS]

Perhaps a chamber cast should be the first order of business. Safety first

 

[butchlambert]

None of my custom has their stamp on anyplace except on the end o9f the big end of the barrel. It gets cut off when chambered.

 

[criterionbarrels]

No, I'm good with the barrel. Just curious who the maker was.

The threads are well within the tolerances for 1.055"-20 thread and fit the receiver as they should. They are .007" under max tolerance on the OD but its fine.

I own a couple Criterion barrels and they're all stamped "CBI" so I have my doubts about it being from them. It may well be an inspector's stamp.

I appreciate everyone's input. Please keep it coming.

Dan

It's not one of ours. At the very least we always label our barrels with a heat code and date of production. Normally Savage pre-fit barrels include CBI, the chamber type, and rate of twist as well. It could be a barrel from a custom shop that turned a blank down to the original customer's specifications.

 

[SBS]

Might be a Savage factory barrel. Numrich Arms bought the barrels in process when Savage went belly up some years ago (90-91?). Savage didn't stamp the main info on the barrels until they were headspaced on actions. I bought several of these from Numrich and the only markings on them were a letter inside a circle, just in front of the threading -- like yours. All I used were good shooters. Still have the .223 barrel and it's had lots of rounds thru it and still a good shooter. Some of the barrels were crowned and some were not. Savage factory barrel threads tend to be somewhat flat, particularly older ones. Remember they have to be interchangeable with all actions of that thread size.

 

[JRS]

Might be a Savage factory barrel. Numrich Arms bought the barrels in process when Savage went belly up some years ago (90-91?). Savage didn't stamp the main info on the barrels until they were headspaced on actions. I bought several of these from Numrich and the only markings on them were a letter inside a circle, just in front of the threading -- like yours. All I used were good shooters. Still have the .223 barrel and it's had lots of rounds thru it and still a good shooter. Some of the barrels were crowned and some were not. Savage factory barrel threads tend to be somewhat flat, particularly older ones. Remember they have to be interchangeable with all actions of that thread size.

Without engraving the cartridge designation on a barrel that was chambered? That could easily put someones life in danger!

 

[savagedasher]

Without engraving the cartridge designation on a barrel that was chambered? That could easily put someones life in danger!

And is border line illegal . Larry