Tweet
Called Brownells again and this time talked with a gunsmith/technician. The barrel it's a button manufactured by Satern and it comes without a bolt.
-
-
-
That's what the Brownells technician told me. I then asked how much a bolt is (I'm new to building AR's so don't have a clear image of prices) and he told me about one which is $100. The price for the barrel is close to the one at Midway and considering that both are manufactured by Satern I was a bit surprised when he said that it doesn't come with a bold. On the other hand Trock03 mentioned in post #27 about quality difference in finish between this one the the AR Stoner, so maybe this being a higher quality in finish makes it more expensive...Originally posted by jurassic View PostComment
-
Brownells barrels come with a bolt, I got one.Comment
-
-
Hate to say it but he probably didn't know much of anything.Originally posted by poli View Post
Looking at the similarity of the rifling, bolts, barrel extension and engraving, I think they are Liberty. Satern is not allowed to disclose that information so I didn't ask more than one time, but I feel they are both made by them. Also Brownells says in the description, "AR15/M16/308AR Barrels in various calibers machined and finished to Brownell’s specifications right here in Iowa" the same state as Satern.Comment
-
Poli - Was the Brownells tech you spoke to implying that they have bolts for sale?
When I first bought the Stoner barrel from Midway I spoke to them about buying a spare bolt. Their response was that they didn't plan on offering bolts separately. Seems like offering legitimate Grendel bolts would be a money-making opportunity....especially when the rest of the shooting community catches on.Comment
-
Honestly I only asked him how much a bold would be; he said something about $100 so I assumed that they had bolts for sale but didn't mention if they had it in stock. Since I was interested in a barrel with bolt, I didn't continue the conversation.Originally posted by Trock03 View PostComment
Comment