This doesn't look good for IBI barrels...
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But it is a good promo for borescopes . . . I only regret the extra time I have to spend when I give a rifle the 'first check' after a round of cleaning. Half the time I need to go back, the other half I tell myself there's thousands of folk out there that don't do even that much.
YMMV
YMMV
My thoughts exactly. I kinda feel bad for IBI though, I see zero reason why they wouldn't fix this issue for the customer, but a lot of people are going to see that video and write off the company as lacking QC; and even if this guy puts out another video saying IBI replaced his defective barrel and the new one shoots better than any barrel he has ever owned that video won't make it infront of everyone who watched this one...
IMO the guy should have contacted IBI FIRST, THEN made the video. Even if he didn't have the new barrel in hand, simply being able to tell people that IBI is replacing the barrel in the same video would make a big difference for some peoples' perception of IBI as a company.
Your correct that it doesnt look good! The real difference will be what or how they handle the problem. Its easy to jump on someone ,WHICH AS MOST ON HERE KNOW IM GREAT AT, but how they handle the problem speaks volumes on them. Lets give them a chance to correct the problem. After all shxt happens in life. Not great when on the receiving end but live long enough, it is going to happen, even to you on occasion ! I have been extremely hard on certain manufacturers in the past, EG Grey Birch, but have come to realize there are many factors that affect products and occasionally as consumers we end up with a lemon. How they deal with it is what really counts. Lets see the outcome?
Agreed with was said in the above two comments. The problem is that lots of people now days are attention whores and would rathe spew on a keyboard instead of picking up the phone. I have six IBI tubes from centerfire to rimfire and all have been outstanding. The customer service has also been 100% positive. Still better to have good a barrel manufacturer in this country instead of having to deal with the CBSA fools if you had a problem.
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- Nova Scotia
If you read the comments, he contacted IBI and they are replacing the barrel, he even said how easy it is.
So they made it right. But yes, they should contacted before making the video.
So they made it right. But yes, they should contacted before making the video.
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- Nova Scotia
Honestly it's quite common with Americans. Wife worked for 2 American companies as customer service. And got alot of the I posted this already on Twitter or other social media responses.
Looks as if the humungous right hand extractor cut was made slightly too deep and broke through into the chamber, rather than terminating with very thin - almost knife edged - separation between chamber and extractor cut.
Interesting way to design the breech. Most .22 rifles have much smaller extractor cuts.
Interesting way to design the breech. Most .22 rifles have much smaller extractor cuts.
The problem itself is seen in the images below. The wide extractor slots make it like a semi-cone breech.
It's not known whether the problem was a result of manufacture or related to installation. Nevertheless, it's commendable that IBI is replacing the barrel and unfortunate that the video was made before IBI was contacted.
It's not known whether the problem was a result of manufacture or related to installation. Nevertheless, it's commendable that IBI is replacing the barrel and unfortunate that the video was made before IBI was contacted.
I wonder what the fit of the bolt and or extractor is like? Did the extractor contact the very thin wall in such a manner that it chipped the barrel?
Might be an idea to make sure there is nothing going on with the action before installing a new barrel.
Incidentally, machining those extractor cuts would be more challenging than doing the cuts on just about any other .22 rifle. Wonder why they are designed like that?
Might be an idea to make sure there is nothing going on with the action before installing a new barrel.
Incidentally, machining those extractor cuts would be more challenging than doing the cuts on just about any other .22 rifle. Wonder why they are designed like that?
Larger extractor slots are there to be able to set headspace for different ammo.
Thanks. The barrel turns in and out of the receiver on the major diameter threads; the locking collar replaces the shoulder on the barrel. In and out movement of the barrel is limited by the amount of rotation available before the extractors foul. If you look at the shot of the barrel face, it can be seen just how close the extractor cut is to the chamber.
For what it's worth, regarding the subject of headspace, Bill Calfee, the well-known American rimfire benchrest rifle (and pistol) builder, says his decades of experience reveals that as long as headspace is safe shooters shouldn't worry about setting headspace for different ammos.
Calfee says that HS has little to do with rimfire accuracy. Much more important than headspace is ignition. A smith and shooter who, in his own words, "bleeds Eley red" (he loves red-boxed Eley Tenex), his advice has long been to set headspace to .043 inches.
Calfee says that HS has little to do with rimfire accuracy. Much more important than headspace is ignition. A smith and shooter who, in his own words, "bleeds Eley red" (he loves red-boxed Eley Tenex), his advice has long been to set headspace to .043 inches.
It's just as common for Canadians to go scorched earth.
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- Nova Scotia
Because we are influenced too much by Americans. I mean Canadians expect business to have sales for American Holidays.
