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I thought they had the same supplier?
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I believe that the Brownells barrels are sourced from from BA, and PSA/H&R barrels are sourced from Green Mountain Barrels. Green Mountain Barrels are considered a higher quality barrel. However, Green Mountain Barrels does not install Front Sight Bases. They just don’t do it for anyone. I contacted them and asked. The H&R CEO (Mike) has posted that he had the .625 Front Sight Bases made to Spec. I suspect that he has the PSA Gunsmiths installing the the Front Sight Bases. PSA has a long history of screwing up FSB installation; read canted Front Sight Bases. I don’t know if PSA just doesn’t have the proper equipment,’or if it’s incompetence, but you can Google PSA & Canted, and see a historical problem which is a big contributor to their reputation as a wonky outfit. If you checkout the H&R offerings, half their stuff is “Blems”. Nonetheless, they seem to be doing well. There’s no competition because PSA owns the forgings dies for the various uppers. In the past, Nodak Spud sold raw forgings to competitors,’but PSA now has a monopoly. I don’t really care provided I can buy quality gear, but PSA just can’t get their shit together. Good Times.