Did Green Mountain barrel close up shop?

[mike mccormick]

I had just gotten a couple of blanks from them a month ago. Today the website is gone. Anyone heard anything?

 

[DShortt]

Hope not. Good source for my single-shot projects.
Can't find the website, either.

 

[mike mccormick]

Hope not. Good source for my single-shot projects.
Can't find the website, either.

When I talked with them a month ago, they were having trouble filling orders, and were having trouble hiring help. I hope they can make it.

 

[jelenko]

Wow.
Who would have thought. My understanding was they made barrels for several/many OEM rifle makers.

 

[drop_point]

Lots of them in stock at various pages, but I can't get their page to come up today. I was on there recently. Hopefully they don't give up the ghost.

 

[tmwinds]

The website is up and running just fine for me.

 

[mike mccormick]

Hooray! May have just been down for website maintenance ???

 

[jelenko]

Wow again! It looks like their prices haven't changed in at least 3 years.

 

[msalm]

For the last few years it’s been hard just to FIND their website…it doesn’t come up in basic searches for me. https://www.gmriflebarrel.com/

Finally just saved in my favorites

 

[Idaho-Lefty]

My 10-22, 20" SS Green Mtn .22 LR Barrel,.. "Shoots",.. TINY,.. with, the "Right" Ammo !
Sage Rats,.. HATE, it !

 

[xr650rRider]

In one of the new Thompson Center videos a few months back, they were making all the new Encore barrels.

 

[SKWERLZ]

Website comes up for me, I my 22 arc is on a GM barrel.

 

[msalm]

I’ve used plenty of them and never was disappointed in the results and oftentimes extremely pleased. Made quite a few AR bbls in different calibers from their unturned bbl blanks. After a 90% contour was turned I’d cast a lap and lap the bore. Then thread/chamber/final contour/drill gas port. They ALWAYS shot extremely well and I expected close to or better than 1/2 MOA from them. Pretty danged good for a 50-60 dollar barrel blank…with a fair amount of work.

 

[VA_XTC_Shooter]

I wish they had a filter to only show in stock items. Would make browsing their webpage much easier

 

[msalm]

It does not matter to me if they dissapear. Why? They have never offered anything to me I want to purchase. They make plenty of stuff for other's I would like to purchase but I have ZERO interest in blank that is not profiled o twist rates that mirror ancient history!

Give me what I want to purchse or go out of business! On the rare ocassions that they offer a profiled blank I would want to purchase it is always out of stock!

There are not a lot of gunsmiths that offer to profile a barrel which means that GM is chasing gunsmiths that offer their own product line and those with a lathe that can do it themselves. I am neither of those so I do not care.

I would pay more for prifled and polished blanked. I do not want to pay Brux prices for a simple low cost hunting rifle but I am also wanting more than a $129 blank.

Even the craptastic E.R. Shaw barrels are at stupidly high prices today not in line with what one is getting. An affordable quality barrel that is profiled and polished at a decent price like the Midway Adam and Bennet barrels would sell like hot cakes for far more than OEM's will pay.

My understanding is many of these bbl makers are swamped w/ OEM orders. Same w/ Wilson from what I’ve heard.

 

[SKWERLZ]

My understanding is many of these bbl makers are swamped w/ OEM orders. Same w/ Wilson from what I’ve heard.

I have a friend that works at an OEM barrel manufacturer and they’re quite busy.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

I have a friend that works at an OEM barrel manufacturer and they’re quite busy.

Is that OEM military contracts?

 

[SKWERLZ]

Is that OEM military contracts?

I don’t ask him specifics because I know he can’t answer, especially DOD stuff.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

I don’t ask him specifics because I know he can’t answer, especially DOD stuff.

Okay thanks, I guess I meant what does OEM stand for.

 

[jelenko]

OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer - vs a distributor or retailer.