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New player in the contoured barrel blank market: Faxon
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<blockquote data-quote="Darryle" data-source="post: 3020853" data-attributes="member: 109917"><p>I have had 4 Faxon barrels, 5.56mm, 223 Wylde and a 6mm ARC </p><p></p><p>All 16" two Gunner profiles and 2 pencil profiles. The only issue I have had was the pencils walk after 3rds of steady fire. I built them for a specific purpose, so it doesn't bother me. I built a 3 groove 18" medium heavy contour that stays on target up to 10rds of steady fire, but it has a serious weight disadvantage over the lightweight Faxon barrels.</p><p></p><p>I am not saying these are the best. I am simply putting it out there. Everyone poo poo'd Aero's Solus at first, now Faxon has the FX7 action. I will buy one, it's a fixed head bolt, so no easy swaps to have a one receiver switch barrel in both magnum and standard calibers. I am curious to see what it really offers. Stag has a bolt action(although it's a Aero), PSA offers an action, who's next. I think the volatility in the name AR15 is playing a huge part in this, the people who hate it is backing dooring the demise of a great platform simply because companies are tired of being targeted. Who can blame them honestly.</p><p></p><p>Variety and competition drive innovation, we live in a great time. Just look at the sheer number of 700 clones and then look at the spectrum of options across the board. It's overwhelming and a person shouldn't have a problem finding exactly what they want in an action.</p><p></p><p>Frank Green said it best in a podcast, there is no real new machinery designs for making barrels, there is new innovative techniques of making barrels. I surmised, but you get the point.</p><p></p><p>In the firearms world, 99% of the customers have ready access to information, Faxon (any company) lives or dies on quality and service. There is no way around it. </p><p></p><p>I say, glad to have you here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darryle, post: 3020853, member: 109917"] I have had 4 Faxon barrels, 5.56mm, 223 Wylde and a 6mm ARC All 16" two Gunner profiles and 2 pencil profiles. The only issue I have had was the pencils walk after 3rds of steady fire. I built them for a specific purpose, so it doesn't bother me. I built a 3 groove 18" medium heavy contour that stays on target up to 10rds of steady fire, but it has a serious weight disadvantage over the lightweight Faxon barrels. I am not saying these are the best. I am simply putting it out there. Everyone poo poo'd Aero's Solus at first, now Faxon has the FX7 action. I will buy one, it's a fixed head bolt, so no easy swaps to have a one receiver switch barrel in both magnum and standard calibers. I am curious to see what it really offers. Stag has a bolt action(although it's a Aero), PSA offers an action, who's next. I think the volatility in the name AR15 is playing a huge part in this, the people who hate it is backing dooring the demise of a great platform simply because companies are tired of being targeted. Who can blame them honestly. Variety and competition drive innovation, we live in a great time. Just look at the sheer number of 700 clones and then look at the spectrum of options across the board. It's overwhelming and a person shouldn't have a problem finding exactly what they want in an action. Frank Green said it best in a podcast, there is no real new machinery designs for making barrels, there is new innovative techniques of making barrels. I surmised, but you get the point. In the firearms world, 99% of the customers have ready access to information, Faxon (any company) lives or dies on quality and service. There is no way around it. I say, glad to have you here. [/QUOTE]
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