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Posted: 6/24/2025 7:01:12 PM EDT
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https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/atf/atf-reinterprets-rules-to-allow-import-of-utm-simunition-training-rounds-dual-use-barrels/ I mean the whole no dual use barrels is what's been stopping importation, right? Maybe we'll be able to buy direct from Steyr Austria 
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Originally Posted By Jozsi: Still gonna be an arm and a leg compared to the American stuff. I'll pass. Ahh yes keep that 5k 4150 barrel when steyr offers a 10k austrian space metal barrel. If we're going to be completely real a BCA CHF barrel can shoot just as good as a CHF KAC, DD, or a G$ CHF barrel. Remember BCA uses the same Steyr Austrian CHF machine. DD and KAC are using outdated CHF machines |
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Originally Posted By KorneoDahGreat: Ahh yes keep that 5k 4150 barrel when steyr offers a 10k austrian space metal barrel. If we're going to be completely real a BCA CHF barrel can shoot just as good as a CHF KAC, DD, or a G$ CHF barrel. Remember BCA uses the same Steyr Austrian CHF machine. DD and KAC are using outdated CHF machines *20k Austrian space metal barrel |
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Originally Posted By 80085: Importer I’m working with is very interested in my endeavor and I have some sources in Europe for different versions of AUG barrels. I haven’t been this excited for AUG stuff in a long time… Very cool. It'd be awesome to get those in. Any idea on price? People may be hesitant if these cost as $1,000+ like a SCAR barrel, but $700 or so for a genuine Steyr CHF/CL barrel would be pretty reasonable. |
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Originally Posted By KorneoDahGreat: Ahh yes keep that 5k 4150 barrel when steyr offers a 10k austrian space metal barrel. If we're going to be completely real a BCA CHF barrel can shoot just as good as a CHF KAC, DD, or a G$ CHF barrel. Remember BCA uses the same Steyr Austrian CHF machine. DD and KAC are using outdated CHF machines Originally Posted By KorneoDahGreat: Originally Posted By Jozsi: Still gonna be an arm and a leg compared to the American stuff. I'll pass. Ahh yes keep that 5k 4150 barrel when steyr offers a 10k austrian space metal barrel. If we're going to be completely real a BCA CHF barrel can shoot just as good as a CHF KAC, DD, or a G$ CHF barrel. Remember BCA uses the same Steyr Austrian CHF machine. DD and KAC are using outdated CHF machines The current US barrels are mostly made in Austria (CHF blanks shipped to US for final machining). So presumably the US nitrided barrels also are Austrian steel 'space metal'. (does anyone know the Steel used in Austrian AUGs?) Difference would be then that the Austrian barrels would be Chrome instead of nitride. |
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Originally Posted By Zeebz: Very cool. It'd be awesome to get those in. Any idea on price? People may be hesitant if these cost as $1,000+ like a SCAR barrel, but $700 or so for a genuine Steyr CHF/CL barrel would be pretty reasonable. The problem that is going to hurt is tariffs and duties. The form 6 approval requires a customs broker and they don’t mess around. If the cost is 500 euro I honestly don’t know what my final cost will be. |
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Originally Posted By 80085: The problem that is going to hurt is tariffs and duties. The form 6 approval requires a customs broker and they don’t mess around. If the cost is 500 euro I honestly don’t know what my final cost will be. I'd be in for an Austrian chrome lined barrel for almost any price. |
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Originally Posted By 80085: The problem that is going to hurt is tariffs and duties. The form 6 approval requires a customs broker and they don't mess around. If the cost is 500 euro I honestly don't know what my final cost will be. |
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Originally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: I can't imagine an Austrian CHF barrel shooting more accurate than the current non-CHF nitride ones. I assume the real benefit is shooting accurate to 10K .vs 5K. Im around 1500 rounds for my nitrided barrel so I have a ways before I find out. The chrome lined 16” barrel that my 2009 example came with is much more accurate than the 24” from last year. Need to test other ammo in it but it’s disappointing in comparison so far. |
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Originally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: I can't imagine an Austrian CHF barrel shooting more accurate than the current non-CHF nitride ones. I assume the real benefit is shooting accurate to 10K .vs 5K. Im around 1500 rounds for my nitrided barrel so I have a ways before I find out. |
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Originally Posted By Karankawa: The chrome lined 16” barrel that my 2009 example came with is much more accurate than the 24” from last year. Need to test other ammo in it but it’s disappointing in comparison so far. Your 16 inch barrel is also more stiff than a 24 inch barrel. Different harmonics. |
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Nitride is less expensive and less labor intensive of a process and general consensus is it holds up more or less as well as chrome lining. I do not see any reason Steyr would decide to move back to a more expensive process for the barrel, especially in these market conditions. There is a reason they switched to nitride in the first place. Sven Manticore Arms |
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Originally Posted By Manticore_Arms: Nitride is less expensive and less labor intensive of a process and general consensus is it holds up more or less as well as chrome lining. I do not see any reason Steyr would decide to move back to a more expensive process for the barrel, especially in these market conditions. There is a reason they switched to nitride in the first place. Sven Manticore Arms after FN got fired for making shitty quality AUG barrels, Steyr USA was supposed to take over production but FedEx broke the CHF machine and it was apparently not reparable. Because of stupid US import laws they couldn't just use barrels made fully in Austria. The work-around was for Steyr Austria to ship barrels that were 90% complete but with some final assembly and finishing done here. Since all Austrian barrels are chrome lined by default, they shouldn't cost any more and may even cost less because they would arrive in the US already complete |
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