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<blockquote data-quote="bamban" data-source="post: 3069958" data-attributes="member: 17722"><p>I have sent way over 100 barrels to be melonited. Barrels I spun for our juniors are all melonited. I've been doing barrels for them since 2016 at a tune of 12 to 20 barrels a year. In fact, I have 10 for them right now almost ready to be sent out. </p><p></p><p>Over the years I had my competition barrels melomited even before I started chambering my own. The first barrel I sent out must have been in 2009.</p><p></p><p>Based on our 600 yard testing the junior barrels every year after Camp Perry, we are confident meloniting at least doubled the precision life of the AR15 service rifle competition barrels. </p><p></p><p>A friend's barrel still shot 198-8 in a match at 600 before I sort of coerced him to pull the barrel before Perry because the barrel had 10471 on it. His #1 gun now has close to 10K and it still shoots. Our goal is to have the barrels shoot at least 50% Xs at 600 and shots on call. The testing after Perry is done on a machine rest.</p><p></p><p>My personal service rifle shot 61 Xs at 6 across two days of mid range matches, the bolt gun winner had 59 X. Both shooters wereon the same relay. I handed the rifle and ammo to a friend to shoot. Mind you, service rifles have 20 inch barrels, and max scope power at 4.5X. And, shot prone with sling.</p><p></p><p>I don't know if melonited barrels shoot faster or not. And, I don't know either if meloniting affects precision. My current rifle shoots 80 VLDs safely at around 2850. On the bench I've shot multiple 5 shot groups at 200, not one group went over 0.8 inch. The reason I said, I don't know, I never tested any barrel before and after meloniting. The performance I get from this barrel may not repeat on the next. </p><p></p><p>BTW, we pay for the batch at an operation using the same equipment as the rest of the operations offering the same service. The place primary meloniting business is in support of the oil drilling services. I had to talk them into doing the barrels for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bamban, post: 3069958, member: 17722"] I have sent way over 100 barrels to be melonited. Barrels I spun for our juniors are all melonited. I've been doing barrels for them since 2016 at a tune of 12 to 20 barrels a year. In fact, I have 10 for them right now almost ready to be sent out. Over the years I had my competition barrels melomited even before I started chambering my own. The first barrel I sent out must have been in 2009. Based on our 600 yard testing the junior barrels every year after Camp Perry, we are confident meloniting at least doubled the precision life of the AR15 service rifle competition barrels. A friend's barrel still shot 198-8 in a match at 600 before I sort of coerced him to pull the barrel before Perry because the barrel had 10471 on it. His #1 gun now has close to 10K and it still shoots. Our goal is to have the barrels shoot at least 50% Xs at 600 and shots on call. The testing after Perry is done on a machine rest. My personal service rifle shot 61 Xs at 6 across two days of mid range matches, the bolt gun winner had 59 X. Both shooters wereon the same relay. I handed the rifle and ammo to a friend to shoot. Mind you, service rifles have 20 inch barrels, and max scope power at 4.5X. And, shot prone with sling. I don't know if melonited barrels shoot faster or not. And, I don't know either if meloniting affects precision. My current rifle shoots 80 VLDs safely at around 2850. On the bench I've shot multiple 5 shot groups at 200, not one group went over 0.8 inch. The reason I said, I don't know, I never tested any barrel before and after meloniting. The performance I get from this barrel may not repeat on the next. BTW, we pay for the batch at an operation using the same equipment as the rest of the operations offering the same service. The place primary meloniting business is in support of the oil drilling services. I had to talk them into doing the barrels for me. [/QUOTE]
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