Barrel prices!

[pooch156]

I just ordered a .54 Cal, 15/16" x 42" barrel from Pecatonica. Used to be $160.00. Now they are $175.00! DGW wants $189.00. TOTW is out of stock. I figured I'd order the barrel now. It seems that this particular cal. In 15/16" x 42" is in high demand.

 

[Boomerang]

Be happy you can still get them.

 

[rich pierce]

I know money is tight; we all feel the pinch. I’ve not paid less than $230 for a barrel in a long time. Imagine the work that goes into deep hole drilling, reaming, rifling, and then machining to octagon. Then breeching. How many hours is that barrel on a machine?

 

[pooch156]

Be happy you can still get them.

I am thankful for sure. It's just that their website listed the barrel as being $160.00. But at least I got the barrel I wanted.

 

[Scota@4570]

GM is out of ML barrel business. Any you see around are old stock. They were the bargain barrel. Numrich used to sell cheap barrels, but they were not worth using. So today you need to buy from one of the few remaining custom makers. When they are gone we will be in real trouble.

ML shooting and gunsmithing is a dying hobby. The old guys who have the skills and interest are fading away. Younger people are not interested. The covid response is killing small business of all kinds. Expect all parts choices to dwindle.

Track has not had complete parts sets for some time.

 

[Boomerang]

GM is out of ML barrel business.

They still advertise them on their website and that's whose making them for Kibler.

 

[Carbon 6]

Imagine the work that goes into deep hole drilling, reaming, rifling, and then machining to octagon. Then breeching. How many hours is that barrel on a machine?

I hear a great business opportunity for an aspiring young machinist.

 

[FishDFly]

I hear a great business opportunity for an aspiring young machinist.

If that person could only couple with Jim Kibler and be a Veteran.

 

[jerrywh]

You ought to try making one once.

 

[LawrenceA]

I cannot believe how cheap barrels are!
Pieces of dead tree on the other hand. Not so cheap

 

[pooch156]

GM is out of ML barrel business. Any you see around are old stock. They were the bargain barrel. Numrich used to sell cheap barrels, but they were not worth using. So today you need to buy from one of the few remaining custom makers. When they are gone we will be in real trouble.

ML shooting and gunsmithing is a dying hobby. The old guys who have the skills and interest are fading away. Younger people are not interested. The covid response is killing small business of all kinds. Expect all parts choices to dwindle.

Track has not had complete parts sets for some time.

No, they are not out of the muzzleloader business, according to their website. But they have cut back on the ML barrel production as they are are making barrels for modern smokeless powder firearms. This change began a number of years ago as I remember. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Scota@4570]

They had more ML rifle barrels out of stock last time I checked.

I contacted them recently and they will make no more ML pistol barrels.

They have edited their diversity of offerings lately. They appear to be catering to large orders and not individuals.

 

[EC121]

They still advertise them on their website and that's whose making them for Kibler.

Green Mountain sends rifled round blanks to Kibler and he profiles them on his CNC machine. The GM website only lists straight-sided barrels in the usual sizes at about $200 per copy. For another $70 you can have a swamped barrel.

 

[LuVerne Schumann]

GM is out of ML barrel business. Any you see around are old stock. They were the bargain barrel. Numrich used to sell cheap barrels, but they were not worth using. So today you need to buy from one of the few remaining custom makers. When they are gone we will be in real trouble.

ML shooting and gunsmithing is a dying hobby. The old guys who have the skills and interest are fading away. Younger people are not interested. The covid response is killing small business of all kinds. Expect all parts choices to dwindle.

Track has not had complete parts sets for some time.

Not to be impolite, but you are full of it.

COVID has caused muzzleloading interest to jump through the roof, as folks have more time on their hands.

All the makers are jumping through their butts to keep up with demand.

The world isn't ending.

 

[Josephg]

I cannot believe how cheap barrels are!
Pieces of dead tree on the other hand. Not so cheap

Wood never really dies. Once turned to ashes, then it's dead. That's why it's so expensive.

 

[Lippy984]

I needed a new barrel for my Lyman GRP...cheapest I could find last winter was 300-350$ But I needed it

 

[Archer 756]

I wonder how Rice stays in business

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

Its all relevant, I used to tune up my 65 willys pickup for $25. Plugs points cap oil filter, oil, and a carb kit thrown in..ah the good ole days....

 

[LuVerne Schumann]

Its all relevant, I used to tune up my 65 willys pickup for $25. Plugs points cap oil filter, oil, and a carb kit thrown in..ah the good ole days....

Used to? Does that imply you no longer have the pickup?

There is absolutely nothing preventing you from reaquiring a points ignition vehicle today.

Unless, of course, the "good ole days" weren't really that good and you actually prefer modern vehicles.

BTW, I still drive older vehicles (1975 and 1967) and don't really think the "good ole days" were all that great. There is a cost to embracing the past. Comfort, convenience and capability being three good reasons that all happen to start with the letter "c".

 

[pooch156]

Used to? Does that imply you no longer have the pickup?

There is absolutely nothing preventing you from reaquiring a points ignition vehicle today.

Unless, of course, the "good ole days" weren't really that good and you actually prefer modern vehicles.

BTW, I still drive older vehicles (1975 and 1967) and don't really think the "good ole days" were all that great. There is a cost to embracing the past. Comfort, convenience and capability being three good reasons that all happen to start with the letter "c".

Where are you going with this? Sussex was merely talking about rising costs in general. Semantics . . . Ugh.