.458 SOCOM 18.6" AR-15 barrel order- gauging interest

blupul said:
A bit interested . Did he say who will manufacture the barrels ?
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Didn't say, I'll ask.

Looks like half a dozen or so potentially interested so far?

Some interest in unrelated stuff. Lol they already have .450 BM uppers and stuff on the site. I'm trying to gauge interest in .458 SOCOM. I appreciate that they're similar, but that's not what I'm after.
 
You want an AR performance or equivalent bolt if you plan to shoot buffalo bore ammo or hot load the round.

This is rather evident with what Remington did with the 30rar. 450 bushmaster and 30rar started with the same 284win parent case. But to stop someone from using the weaker bolts from the 450 bushmaster or other big bore AR to do their own 30rar conversion they increased the rim diameter on the 30rar to prevent a kaboom.

To test my 30rar, my 450 bolt from my first conversion was used with the 30rar in testing, it was evident immediately that a custom bolt of stronger alloy was required if pressures were to be higher than factory loaded 450 rounds
 
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Wow, I been paying $3 a round for 338 Lapua match ammo from S&B. If that is where loaded 458 ammo prices are going to stay in Canada, it will only be adopted by a few
 
Brian46 said:
Wow, I been paying $3 a round for 338 Lapua match ammo from S&B. If that is where loaded 458 ammo prices are going to stay in Canada, it will only be adopted by a few
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I think they said if a bulk order were placed it could be as low as $59.99/box but I'm not sure how many constitutes a bulk order.

Regardless it's still pretty expensive if someone is simply buying it to make larger holes in paper.
 
I would be in for one barrel, maybe two. Don't have a build started yet but the 458 Socom is a round I have had my eye on for a while. Seems like ammo and reloading components are more easily accessible than anything chambered for it.
 
From Zach:

hi Scott,
we'd get them from a boutique barrel mfr in the USA. specs:

heavy profile
1:14" twist
rifling: 6 groove
thread 11/16"-24
length 18.6"
polished 416 stainless
M4 feedramps
midlength gas system
should do 1 moa or better
made in USA
hand-lapped
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Hhutch said:
I'd be interested down the road but just not the time for me right now.
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Well, it'll be down the road a bit by the time they would actually show up. A low quantity custom barrel order from a boutique manufacturer out of the states that is destined for Canada isn't a speedy process I don't think. Lol.
 
We've spoken with one of our suppliers who will bring them in. The timeline is unpredictable due to the USA export process, but I would hope 2-4 months
 
True North Arms Corp said:
We've spoken with one of our suppliers who will bring them in. The timeline is unpredictable due to the USA export process, but I would hope 2-4 months
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Nice, thanks TNA!


...Can I assume this means that an order is happening? Aaaaand I should really jump the gun and start ordering projectiles, brass, etc? Haha
 
True North Arms Corp said:
Yes definitely invest thousands in gun parts and reloading equipment ASAP

Kidding but yes we are moving forward.
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You might be kidding... Buuuut that's kind of the plan. Lol.
 
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