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Thread: Thoughts on FN HF Barrels Available from 6-7 Distributors

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    There's a huge thread on this very topic on TOS. It's pretty interesting, the guy has a bunch of barrels, some from centurion, some from noveske, and some from psa. They're pretty much identical in all external measurements.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Koshinn View Post
    There's a huge thread on this very topic on TOS. It's pretty interesting, the guy has a bunch of barrels, some from centurion, some from noveske, and some from psa. They're pretty much identical in all external measurements.

    IIRC,
    In that thread the barrel he got from PSA shows the faint remains of a centurion logo.

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    Since when are Noveske barrels FN?
    Last I heard they were made at the pacnor plant.

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    If you read the entire thread on TOS, it was also revealed that FN mistakenly stamped the Centurion logo on a batch of those barrels. The mistake was caught and corrected.

    Read SMGLee's post almost all the way down the page: (3rd from last post)
    http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_118/5...E.html&page=11

    I am glad you had a chance to speak to Monty, he is definitely a class act. As far as the pricing, like I have posted previously, PSA undercut their price and another reason is FN for not having a proper tier pricing to better fit the market.

    I found out the barrel shop at FN made a mistake a roll marked a few PSA barrels with Centurion logo, so as far as I know, PSA does not have Centurion spec'ed barrel.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jsop View Post
    Since when are Noveske barrels FN?
    Last I heard they were made at the pacnor plant.
    Their SS barrels are made at PacNor.

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    Quote Originally Posted by uwe1 View Post
    Their SS barrels are made at PacNor.
    So the CL barrels are FN? I feel like that would be less of a secret unless I haven't been paying attention.

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    Even if all the rifled tubes are from FN, does that mean that the gas port, muzzle crown, FSB and barrel extension are done by them as well? I think that this is important considering how anal some can be with feed ramp lineup, gas port size and FSB canting(not to say it isn't for good reason).

    Tagged for interest.

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    Quote Originally Posted by uwe1 View Post
    If you read the entire thread on TOS, it was also revealed that FN mistakenly stamped the Centurion logo on a batch of those barrels. The mistake was caught and corrected.
    Can you direct me to a page/post # where this was verified? All I saw was a poorly machined off Centurion logo, which could lead to several different conclusions. The author of that thread on TOS has a very clear agenda. I didn't see where FN confirmed that "mistake", just more wild speculation from the OP.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jsop View Post
    So the CL barrels are FN? I feel like that would be less of a secret unless I haven't been paying attention.
    I believe FN holds the TDP for MG249 barrel steel/double thick chrome lining and are the only company that does it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dunderway View Post
    Can you direct me to a page/post # where this was verified? All I saw was a poorly machined off Centurion logo, which could lead to several different conclusions. The author of that thread on TOS has a very clear agenda. I didn't see where FN confirmed that "mistake", just more wild speculation from the OP.
    I had edited my post from above, but here it is again.

    Read SMGLee's post almost all the way down the page: (3rd to last post)
    http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_118/5...E.html&page=11

    I am glad you had a chance to speak to Monty, he is definitely a class act. As far as the pricing, like I have posted previously, PSA undercut their price and another reason is FN for not having a proper tier pricing to better fit the market.

    I found out the barrel shop at FN made a mistake a roll marked a few PSA barrels with Centurion logo, so as far as I know, PSA does not have Centurion spec'ed barrel.

    I am assuming SMGLee is well connected in the industry to be able to retrieve that info. He is a mod here, so I'm not doubting his credibility.

    It's scary, I actually read that whole thread....a lot of it was BS, but there were a few very good bits of info, especially if you read the stuff that SMGLee posted.
    Last edited by uwe1; 02-10-12 at 21:34.

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