Who manufactures the "Freedom" nitride barrels?

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Who manufactures the "Freedom" nitride barrels?

Posted: 12/25/2018 6:20:24 PM EDT

Posted: 12/25/2018 8:38:44 PM EDT

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Afaik they are made in house

Posted: 12/26/2018 10:59:11 AM EDT

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Who manufactures the "Freedom" nitride barrels?

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We do roll all of our nitride and stainless barrels ourselves.

Thank you,

Josiah

Posted: 1/3/2019 7:09:27 PM EDT

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PSA 16" MID-LENGTH 5.56 NATO 1:7 NITRIDE FREEDOM UPPER - WITH BCG AND CH - 507281
4150V Chrome Moly Vanadium Steel

Have the barrels been upgraded in these uppers? Thought I remember them having Chrome moly steel 4140 when I bought mine in 2016.

Thanks!

Posted: 1/4/2019 12:25:17 AM EDT

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PSA 16" MID-LENGTH 5.56 NATO 1:7 NITRIDE FREEDOM UPPER - WITH BCG AND CH - 507281
4150V Chrome Moly Vanadium Steel

Have the barrels been upgraded in these uppers? Thought I remember them having Chrome moly steel 4140 when I bought mine in 2016.

Thanks!

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If it says 4150 like the copy/plaste says... then yes, they have been upgraded.

Posted: 1/7/2019 12:46:51 PM EDT

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I have read threads before where descriptions had the wrong information in them. Was just wondering if someone would be able to verify if they were originally released with 4140 barrels and then upgraded to the 4150 or if the original listings of 4140 were incorrect and they have always been 4150.

Thanks

Posted: 1/9/2019 10:37:36 AM EDT

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I have read threads before where descriptions had the wrong information in them. Was just wondering if someone would be able to verify if they were originally released with 4140 barrels and then upgraded to the 4150 or if the original listings of 4140 were incorrect and they have always been 4150.

Thanks

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They used to be either 4140 or 4150. Some time ago they went to 4150 for all their 5.56/.223 barrels if I'm not mistaken.

Posted: 1/10/2019 10:21:49 AM EDT

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I have read threads before where descriptions had the wrong information in them. Was just wondering if someone would be able to verify if they were originally released with 4140 barrels and then upgraded to the 4150 or if the original listings of 4140 were incorrect and they have always been 4150.

Thanks

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theres a lot of threads like that. I had at one time tried to do a definitive thread on their barrells but it was not right and there were so many variations and the like i couldnt really get it nailed down well enough to work. PSA eventually deep 6'ed it due to what they said was Innaccuracies, but who knows, I'd of loved for PSA to have worked with me on the thread so we could have come up with a correct clean thread of their barrel offerings. that would have been quite amazing / awesome.

Posted: 1/10/2019 10:53:21 AM EDT

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They use to use DC machining for the freedom barrels i believe. They were either 4140 or 4150 you had to check the descriptions. Since they brought everything in house (2017ish) all the barrels seem to be 4150 now.

In the long run i bet you wont be able to tell, especially since it is nitride. Just shoot it

Posted: 1/10/2019 6:09:41 PM EDT

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PSA 16" MID-LENGTH 5.56 NATO 1:7 NITRIDE FREEDOM UPPER - WITH BCG AND CH - 507281
4150V Chrome Moly Vanadium Steel

Have the barrels been upgraded in these uppers? Thought I remember them having Chrome moly steel 4140 when I bought mine in 2016.

Thanks!

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I cannot speak for 2016, but all of the nitride barrels that we manufacture today are 4150.

Thank you,

Josiah

Posted: 1/11/2019 4:12:37 AM EDT

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I’d say that’s pretty definitive.

Posted: 1/11/2019 12:55:53 PM EDT

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They use to use DC machining for the freedom barrels i believe. They were either 4140 or 4150 you had to check the descriptions. Since they brought everything in house (2017ish) all the barrels seem to be 4150 now.

In the long run i bet you wont be able to tell, especially since it is nitride. Just shoot it

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Petty sure PSA bought DC Machine. So when they say they are rolling them in house, I think it is the same people, same machinery.

Posted: 1/11/2019 2:49:00 PM EDT

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Petty sure PSA bought DC Machine. So when they say they are rolling them in house, I think it is the same people, same machinery.

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We do own DC machine.

Thanks,

Josiah

Posted: 1/12/2019 12:37:42 AM EDT

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I cannot speak for 2016, but all of the nitride barrels that we manufacture today are 4150.

Thank you,

Josiah

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thanks josiah, thats why having a definitive barrell thread was so confusing and hard to do.. as time progressed barrels changed too much, and what was once top of the line was not any longer, so no way to keep it accurate. it would have to have been a rolling thread of history of what once was offered. not what is gospel... i get it now i think ;)

Posted: 1/12/2019 7:57:26 PM EDT

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We do roll all of our nitride and stainless barrels ourselves.

Thank you,

Josiah

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any plans for HP and MPI of your barrels? and producing phosphate chrome lined non hammer forged barreled uppers?

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