Posted by msalm on 4th Jul 2019
Built a 17 Remington in a Howa mini with this barrel. Enough diameter for the 22 mm shank diameter (.866ā) . Contoured the barrel to duplicate the sporter mini, cut to 23ā with .560ā muzzle. Tried to cast a lap but too small of bore and I just put it together. With milder loads , 25gr Hornady hpās at 3800fps it shot MOA or a bit less. It will be a great little sub 6lb rifle for coyotes on down
For a turned between center bbl blank with much more work to be done on it, price should be closer to the unturned blanks IMO, but hey, I still bought it!
Posted by SoDak John on 17th Aug 2018
I needed a thick walled steel tube, will never be a firearm, and this fit the bill. Check out and shipping were slick, shipping updates came by email. "Ill be back" for a a 6.5 tube someday and it WILL be a rifle. Thanks GM!
Posted by John D. Bly on 6th Jan 2017
I built a 17 HMR with one of these. I got better than 1/2" groups at 100 yards with the 20 grain loads. It was better than expected.
Posted by ronal g. ryder on 20th Oct 2016
I have used around a half dozen GM barrels at present. All have shot equal to other higher priced name brand makers. Nor was the wait time for delivery as great.
Granted, custom twist or contours are a bit limited at present. But I will be a future users for certain.
RGR! Fallon NV
Posted by palmer price on 16th Oct 2014
used these barrels a number of years, they are super. THANKS palmer