green mountain barrels

2DARK2C · March 30, 2011, 22:22

fill up their in box?

"we need you!

there is a huge hungry market here. we need quality barrels at a good price, made in the USA!

www.falfiles.com join the forums, ask about interest in a group buy, hold on to your head so it doesn't spin off."

contact

**Buddymack** · March 30, 2011, 22:33

Good idea, especially after the import ban we need more American MFG's to step up on this.

**def90** · March 30, 2011, 22:58

I thought the last batch of Green Mountain FAL barrels that were on the market were considered junk??

Topbanana · March 30, 2011, 22:59

I heard they were teh suck too.

adam762 · March 31, 2011, 00:09

The extractor cuts were not quite right and caused a burr to form in the chamber. That caused a lot of greif for folks who didn't know what was happening. I dealt with it a number of times. Otherwise they shot OK. I never owned one for a long period of time but have dealt with over a hundred over the years.

Still- Ask DSA how the barrel market is. There is a reason they do not produce more than they do, I suspect. They already offer quite a bit.

Peconga · March 31, 2011, 00:20

I don't know about the Green Mountain FAL barrels, so can't personally comment on what happened in the past. However, there are certainly some other barrel makers around with both the expertise and track record to make a first-rate FAL barrel.

One possibility would be Criterion, who makes replacement barrels for M1 Garand, M1A, and other military rifles for the CMP. Criterion is a subsidiary of Krieger, which says a lot about their capabilties http://www.criterionbarrels.com

Another possibility would be Lothar Walther, who also make barrels for a variety of OEM applications on a semi-custom or low volume basis. I'm not sure whether all their production is in Germany or whether they have manufacturing capability at their Georgia facility which would be a key factor for 922(r) compliance. Here is a link to their website http://www.lothar-walther.com/310.php

I'm sure there are more, but those are just the top two that came to mind. However, as adam762 points out, cost and market demand are going to be the critical factors. No manufacturer is likely to tool up for making FAL barrels unless they know there will be a consistent demand with sufficient volume to make it worthwhile. The only other alternative is for a third party to front the costs themselves and absorb all the risk of ordering a quantity of X barrels from a quality maker at Y cost, while hoping to sell enough of them fast enough to stay out of the poorhouse.

Any volunteers?

IanMor · March 31, 2011, 06:25

Green Mountain, Douglas, Shilen, Kreiger, Hart, Remington, Anyone pretty much will sell you all the blanks you want. Find a local gunsmith or machinist shop to turn them down to your specs. It will not be the cheapest way out, but it can be done.

tothemax · March 31, 2011, 08:08

I have a green mountain barrel on my Franken Fal and it seems to shoot just fine. I had no idea who the maker of the barrel was when I bought it but a few members ID'd it as a GM. I was concerned at first because of all the bad reviews floating around but after a few range days my confidence returned.

I do agree though, we need a good source of American made barrels that we can get for cheap.

2DARK2C · March 31, 2011, 21:24

i didn't realise they had made them in the past, i guess they tried this market

tothemax · April 01, 2011, 08:08

Quote:

Originally posted by 2DARK2C
i didn't realise they had made them in the past, i guess they tried this market

I could not find any ID marks on my barrel and when I called GM to see if they could help me ID it they were pretty hush hush. Why I have no idea as I just wanted to know for sure that it was a GM barrel.

If you go on their website it doesn't list any FN barrels.

**preston1026** · April 01, 2011, 09:30

I think there was a group buy in the past when someone contacted century and got in an order with Century's order for all their G1 Century kit builds.

March 30, 2011, 22:22	#1
2DARK2C Registered FALaholic #: 26535 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: ms Posts: 165	green mountain barrels fill up their in box? "we need you! there is a huge hungry market here. we need quality barrels at a good price, made in the USA! www.falfiles.com join the forums, ask about interest in a group buy, hold on to your head so it doesn't spin off." contact

March 30, 2011, 22:33	#2
Buddymack Member Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 62154 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ariel WA Posts: 313	Good idea, especially after the import ban we need more American MFG's to step up on this. __________________ "Quemadmoeum gladis nemeinum occidit, occidentis telum _est"

March 30, 2011, 22:58	#3
def90 Old Fart Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 50609 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The Peoples' Republic of Boulder, Colorado Posts: 8,811	I thought the last batch of Green Mountain FAL barrels that were on the market were considered junk?? __________________ There is no theory of evolution, just a list of creatures Chuck Norris allows to live. Public libraries cannot let the public decide what is allowed in the library, or it would be brimming with pornography and gun magazines.

March 30, 2011, 22:59	#4
Topbanana Registered FALaholic #: 20443 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Manhattan, KS Posts: 3,262	I heard they were teh suck too. __________________ God created the Earth, Mauser drew the property lines.

March 31, 2011, 00:09	#5
adam762 Registered FALaholic #: 11334 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Zanesville, OH Posts: 3,418	barrels The extractor cuts were not quite right and caused a burr to form in the chamber. That caused a lot of greif for folks who didn't know what was happening. I dealt with it a number of times. Otherwise they shot OK. I never owned one for a long period of time but have dealt with over a hundred over the years. Still- Ask DSA how the barrel market is. There is a reason they do not produce more than they do, I suspect. They already offer quite a bit. __________________ When is the bleeding going to stop? Charter Member, Knob Creek Book Club

March 31, 2011, 00:20	#6
Peconga Registered FALaholic #: 1881 Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Idaho USA Posts: 792	I don't know about the Green Mountain FAL barrels, so can't personally comment on what happened in the past. However, there are certainly some other barrel makers around with both the expertise and track record to make a first-rate FAL barrel. One possibility would be Criterion, who makes replacement barrels for M1 Garand, M1A, and other military rifles for the CMP. Criterion is a subsidiary of Krieger, which says a lot about their capabilties http://www.criterionbarrels.com Another possibility would be Lothar Walther, who also make barrels for a variety of OEM applications on a semi-custom or low volume basis. I'm not sure whether all their production is in Germany or whether they have manufacturing capability at their Georgia facility which would be a key factor for 922(r) compliance. Here is a link to their website http://www.lothar-walther.com/310.php I'm sure there are more, but those are just the top two that came to mind. However, as adam762 points out, cost and market demand are going to be the critical factors. No manufacturer is likely to tool up for making FAL barrels unless they know there will be a consistent demand with sufficient volume to make it worthwhile. The only other alternative is for a third party to front the costs themselves and absorb all the risk of ordering a quantity of X barrels from a quality maker at Y cost, while hoping to sell enough of them fast enough to stay out of the poorhouse. Any volunteers? __________________ Yr hmbl srvnt, Peconga "Do the best you can, with what you have, where you are." Teddy Roosevelt Last edited by Peconga; March 31, 2011 at 05:42.

March 31, 2011, 06:25	#7
IanMor Moderator Guerilla gunsmith FALaholic #: 2417 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: New York State Posts: 1,354	Green Mountain, Douglas, Shilen, Kreiger, Hart, Remington, Anyone pretty much will sell you all the blanks you want. Find a local gunsmith or machinist shop to turn them down to your specs. It will not be the cheapest way out, but it can be done. __________________ Peace, Poptarts, and 7.62

March 31, 2011, 08:08	#8
tothemax Registered FALaholic #: 61816 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: MT Posts: 179	I have a green mountain barrel on my Franken Fal and it seems to shoot just fine. I had no idea who the maker of the barrel was when I bought it but a few members ID'd it as a GM. I was concerned at first because of all the bad reviews floating around but after a few range days my confidence returned. I do agree though, we need a good source of American made barrels that we can get for cheap.

March 31, 2011, 21:24	#9
2DARK2C Registered FALaholic #: 26535 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: ms Posts: 165	i didn't realise they had made them in the past, i guess they tried this market

April 01, 2011, 09:30	#11
preston1026 Go Seminoles! Contributor FALaholic #: 38005 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 1,662	I think there was a group buy in the past when someone contacted century and got in an order with Century's order for all their G1 Century kit builds.

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