I would send that back. If it corroded there, it could be corroded in the actual chamber or bore when a bore scope takes a peek.
I already have it repackaged and sending it back on Monday. I will order directly from Criterion this time. I waited almost a month ordering tru Optics Planet
I have been having problems with Optics Planet. I ordered a desiccant kit from them for my high pressure air rifle. I got a package and it had one container of desiccant and that's it. It was supposed to be a desiccant container and two bags of desiccant. I called and got a woman who couldn't find her a** with both hands. Finally, she looks on the computer and says they will have to get one from the company they bought it from and it can take a couple of months.
It appears they may be selling products that they don't have in stock. I have yet to get my kit and it is going on over a month. I contacted them twice and they came up with an excuse both times.
I used to think it was a good company but I can't recommend them anymore.
I sent it back and did get a full refund from Optics Planet. Never did get around to ordering one from Criterion directly. Not sure what’s so skeptical about my original post.
I sent it back and did get a full refund from Optics Planet. Never did get around to ordering one from Criterion directly. Not sure what’s so skeptical about my original post.
CBI barrels were only available from exclusive distributors for the longest time. You could never buy one directly from them only through a secondary distributor that was identified on their web page or the cmp. Quality control and tech was second to none with the products like a poor mans Krieger.
Looks like optics planet has made the grade. Sorry to see yours was water damaged and needed to be returned. Glad to hear they made it right on their end and refunded your money.
I always thought CBI barrels were only available through selected dealers. CMp and Chuck Moline come to mind first, for which Chuck doesn't handle them any longer as far as I know. DGR was another one. I didn't know Optics planet was on that list so I"m skeptical for the information in the original post.
One of their reps used to troll this site and would pm you for question and answer or tech help if you needed it. Real nice guy.
Ive used a whole pile of their products for re barreling vintage rifles and never seen any bs like that delivered to my door, hence my skepticism but anything is possible I guess.
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I have been having problems with Optics Planet. I ordered a desiccant kit from them for my high pressure air rifle. I got a package and it had one container of desiccant and that's it. It was supposed to be a desiccant container and two bags of desiccant. I called and got a woman who couldn't find her a** with both hands. Finally, she looks on the computer and says they will have to get one from the company they bought it from and it can take a couple of months.
It appears they may be selling products that they don't have in stock. I have yet to get my kit and it is going on over a month. I contacted them twice and they came up with an excuse both times.
I used to think it was a good company but I can't recommend them anymore.
Available Dealers:
Primary Arms
Creedmoor Sports
MSR Arms
Brownells
OpticsPlanet
Midwest Industries
American Defense MFG
Directly from Criterion's website. Not sure if it's all inclusive or if there are "unauthorized" resellers out there.
I checked some but not all these web sites out and only found AR type barrels. Brownells did have available replacements for Ruger precision rifles. I didn't look at Sinclair.
I would have thought that Creedmoor would have stocked barrels for vintage rifles but I didn't see them unless I didn't look well enough.
Other barrels are identified on their site as available only through specific vendors in the US, NZ and AUS some of them where I already purchased more than one type of barrel in the past. Warpath Vintage is not one of them any longer as far as I can see, one early p14 barrel I bought at Butner when they first came out. The only one I ever had a problem with and it was very minor, glad I kept it in retrospect.