|
|
Post by elkman1310 on May 29, 2020 19:51:18 GMT -5
|
|
|
|
Post by elkman1310 on May 29, 2020 19:54:55 GMT -5
This what my Krieger barrel looks like after 140 rounds. I have been chasing this thing all around since I chambered it. I never had extraction problems on any of my guns till I did this one. Really bad steel. Unfortunately this is the third and last Krieger barrel I will ever own because I had two others that had serious pitting problems after only 2oo rounds. My Mullerworks barrels look like brand new no pits and super smooth. Krieger is the only barrel I had ever had problem with like this They will hear from me on Monday.
|
|
|
|
Post by hillbill on May 30, 2020 8:36:38 GMT -5
Looks like bad steel to me?
I would give them a chance to make it right
|
|
|
|
Post by deadeer on May 30, 2020 9:42:09 GMT -5
Looks like bad steel to me? I would give them a chance to make it right I am convinced there is merit with the bad steel comment. I am a diesel mechanic, and we have been experiencing more and more bad metal failures than ever before. Pitting and porosity just shouldnt happen to wheel bearings, engine liners, frames, etc, in a couple years. Have had a bad rash of things in last few years, where there were none in first 20+ years of doing this. |
|
|
|
Post by elkman1310 on May 30, 2020 16:07:09 GMT -5
It is bad steel. All barrel makers have struggled to get good quality gun barrel steel. back in the 70&80's there were plenty of steel plants that would tailor make small patches of special grade barrel steel each barrel maker had their own special blend them days are long gone even when you buy in large amounts. What really puzzles me is where the most damage to this barrel is. It is not in the throat area and the first few inches look pretty normal after that it goes down hill fast. Normally the throat shows signs of stress but the rest of the barrel especially towards the muzzle looks as good as new.
I put my old Hart barrel back on, I bought that barrel in 1976 and put a ton of rounds through it as a 7/300 Weatherby . Granted I cut a couple inches off but it has no pin holes anywhere in that barrel. So I will see how it shoots as a 7/300wsm.
|
|
|
|
Post by bkm on May 30, 2020 22:49:16 GMT -5
I had. Kreiger bbl a few yrs ago that copper fouled badly after more than 100 rounds.
I packaged it up and included a nice letter that stated they could check it out but not to send it back to me no matter what they found ( or didn’t find).
Someone called me in a few days and asked a few questions.
A short time later a new bbl showed up at my door.
Even though I was out the machine work at least they tried to make a bad situation better.
I hope they treat u right.
|
|
|
|
Post by gd357 on May 31, 2020 9:57:44 GMT -5
Its a good thing you were able to find the problem rather than chase the issue.
I wonder what the differences in forging/machining are that allow such flaws to get through the barrel-making process. I would have expected a company like Kreiger to inspect their bores before sending out a barrel.
|
|
|
|
Post by jims on May 31, 2020 20:47:04 GMT -5
Over 10 years ago I had trouble with a Krieger. When it could not be fixed to their satisfaction they sent me a new bare blank. Unfortunately I also had quite a lot of machine work involved that was lost but at least they supplied a new barrel. Just wish the problem was found before it was sent out.
|
|
