I got a blank from McGowen (same company, they just separated their steel and carbon barrel sides of the business). It took about twice as long as they said it would (estimated 6-8 weeks, it took 14 to finish it). At 10 weeks I started calling and emailing weekly to get an update but never got ahold of anyone. Once it was ready I got an email and paid the balance within an hour of receiving the final invoice. They lost the payment and didn't ship it. I waited a week, then it took a week of daily calls and emails to get ahold of someone to resolve it. Once I did they fixed it and got the barrel out the same day, and it shoots well. It took significantly longer to get it than expected and their CS proved to be severely lacking, but it's a nice barrel.