NorCalMikie
Gold $$ Contributor
Got my Shilen barrel today in 6BR,,for my Savage 110) that I waited 2 1/2 months for. 
I expected to spin it on, set the headspace and go shooting.
You can't set the headspace cause the case fits "flush" with the end of the barrel! And on top of that, the threads are too short to run the nut on far enough.
I always thought Shilen was a "class act"!
Looks like I got a "very expensive" tent stake! Pretty too!
Be real interested to see if it takes another 2 1/2 months to get another one.
The bad part is they did a barrel for my XP 100 rifle conversion and it came out beautiful. I figured they would do the same quality of work on this one. Looks like "not this time"!
Go figure! :cry:

I expected to spin it on, set the headspace and go shooting.
You can't set the headspace cause the case fits "flush" with the end of the barrel! And on top of that, the threads are too short to run the nut on far enough.
I always thought Shilen was a "class act"!
Looks like I got a "very expensive" tent stake! Pretty too!
Be real interested to see if it takes another 2 1/2 months to get another one.
The bad part is they did a barrel for my XP 100 rifle conversion and it came out beautiful. I figured they would do the same quality of work on this one. Looks like "not this time"!
Go figure! :cry: