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Blackstar's stanless steel barrels

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09 June 2003, 22:35
Danny Pay
Blackstar's stanless steel barrels
Hi
If you own or have experience concerning their stainless barrels please tel me about it.they claim using better kind of ss steel .
regards
danny
10 June 2003, 04:01
Elkslayer
I have one on my Compass Lake Engineering AR15 competition upper. I have never mounted a scope on it to check group accuracy or potiential but using the iron sights I can keep 5 shots at 100 yds right at an inch. It seems to clean up fairly easily and I have had no problems with it although I am still under 1000 rounds down the barrel. Not much information but I hope it helps.
10 June 2003, 04:27
Atkinson
I wouldn't do business with Blackstar...nor would I recommend them to anyone else.
10 June 2003, 05:08
<JBelk>
I'll second Ray's suggestion.
10 June 2003, 05:12
Ol` Joe
Aren`t Blackstars a Walther barrel that they put through their "process" or have they come up with a better barrel of their own???
10 June 2003, 08:34
Elkslayer
I don't know what to say other than my barrel is about 7-8 years old and maybe those barrels were different then.
10 June 2003, 12:11
Atkinson
They bought Walthers and then screwed them up. I'm sure some of the barrel were OK. It is there integrity that I doubt....
10 June 2003, 14:26
Borealis Bob
I inquired about them last year also and got much the same advice from the above posters. Also asked my 'smith and he said "no way."