Has anyone used this fella for a barrel?

[Stickler]

Ran across this guy while browsing on Ebay. Looks as though his pricing and blank selection are good. Great communication! Turnaround is phenomenal! Thumbs up or thumbs down?

https://www.crownridgebarrelworks.com/

 

[Link]

$309 for a barrel ready to go , chambered and all? Or did I miss something?
Anyone try a Rem/Age, how good do they shoot?
TYIA

 

[Terry]

That's less than most of us pay for a barrel blank.

 

[Bill K]

Looks like they may need to be looked into and maybe given a try.

 

[KY_Windage]

I don't care whether they charge $50 less for this, or $100 less for that, I want to KNOW that the guy I send to is going to send me back a tack-driver. It's a lot of expense and time to get back a rifle that shoots "MoA" or something.

 

[338 Mollett]

^ Not all barrels are tack drivers and if you have one of the mediocre type, dialing it in to .000000001 on everything isn't going to make it shoot.

 

[KY_Windage]

Yes, but there are other things might go wrong, but I'm still going to eliminate the ones I can.

 

[Stickler]

Well, you won't know till you try so last Thursday I ordered an X-caliber blank and had him chamber it 6 Creedmoor / 26" / Savage Varmint taper w/ 5/8-24 muzzle thread and a Savage small shank. I received the barrel on TUESDAY!! I have not mounted it yet but this thing is beautiful. Guess we'll see in a couple of weeks He did mention to me that he mainly stocks 5R rifled barrels. I did check the chamber to bore runout at .0002 TIR. We'll see........

 

[Bill K]

Well, you won't know till you try so last Thursday I ordered an X-caliber blank and had him chamber it 6 Creedmoor / 26" / Savage Varmint taper w/ 5/8-24 muzzle thread and a Savage small shank. I received the barrel on TUESDAY!! I have not mounted it yet but this thing is beautiful. Guess we'll see in a couple of weeks He did mention to me that he mainly stocks 5R rifled barrels. I did check the chamber to bore runout at .0002 TIR. We'll see........

Sounds very interesting, looking forward to your test/fire results and opinions. Thanks for posting this.

 

[DirtySteve]

I would pass..... Unless you want to gamble $300....

 

[hoz53]

Well, you won't know till you try so last Thursday I ordered an X-caliber blank and had him chamber it 6 Creedmoor / 26" / Savage Varmint taper w/ 5/8-24 muzzle thread and a Savage small shank. I received the barrel on TUESDAY!! I have not mounted it yet but this thing is beautiful. Guess we'll see in a couple of weeks He did mention to me that he mainly stocks 5R rifled barrels. I did check the chamber to bore runout at .0002 TIR. We'll see........

so basicly he sold you a savage dropin he made with an Xcaliber blank for 300.00 total? is that correct?

 

[Stickler]

That is correct. Actually it was $333 with a new barrel nut. He even sent it with a 5/8-24 thread protector. Judging by his machine work alone, Anthony is the real deal. Skeptics that have been disappointed, like me, will be pleasantly surprised with the quality.

 

[wbm]

If I were going to drop 300 I would go with a Criterion barrel from Northland.

northlandshooterssupply.com

 

[natdscott]

That is correct. Actually it was $333 with a new barrel nut. He even sent it with a 5/8-24 thread protector. Judging by his machine work alone, Anthony is the real deal. Skeptics that have been disappointed, like me, will be pleasantly surprised with the quality.

Have you fired the rifle yet?

-Nate

 

[Stickler]

Not yet. I'm planning on giving an update when that happens.

 

[natdscott]

My point there, stickler, is that for the purposes of this forum's users, you can't judge the barrel by it's shininess.

 

[dolek]

My point there, stickler, is that for the purposes of this forum's users, you can't judge the barrel by it's shininess.

And you can't condemn it either . Give the guy a chance to test it .

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

Stickler, was there a reason you didn't go for the 449.00 Benchmark barrel/chamber,nut deal? Other than cost.

 

[natdscott]

And you can't condemn it either . Give the guy a chance to test it .

No judgement was made except in his statement above, Dale. I don't really care what he does, so condemnation isn't coming from me.

I made a factual statement; I type--and speak--very literally.

 

[shooter65]

I bought a 308 barrel from him a while back and it shot very well. Would buy from him again.