urbanrifleman
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That's because your "perception" is wrong.
I can't think of a single person I know that will or won't have someone do a barrel based solely on the type of lathe they own. Serious shooters and competitors don't give two shakes how a barrel is set up, machined or how fast or slow it takes to do it. It can be done on a table top 110 volt 10×26, a Haas CNC center, between centers, through the head stock, with a steady rest, with two spiders, threaded toward the shoulder or upside down and in reverse. It can be done in a greasy shop with a couple of 40 watt bulbs hangin' over a dude in bib overalls or in the moon light by Swedish virgins drinking Perrier.
The results are what matter. Talented people turn out great work with all sorts of equipment. They type of equipment they use or purchase is as individual as each person and their business circumstances.
I have no idea what you are blabbering about. I have ZERO "perceptions" of anything (why you used quotes I have no idea). I never said any such thing.
I DEFINITELY know people that buy barrels based on how or WHO it was done by... But I have no dog in that fight. I think a lot of the barrel business is pure marketing.
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