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Prefit Barrel Differences Explained

Whats the difference between Preferred Barrel Blanks prefit barrel types? We cover what sets apart the shouldered barrel vs a barrel nut setup and the different styles of barrel nuts manufacturers have for their rifles. Our shouldered barrel options cover actions like the bighorn origin, kelblys atlas tactical and more. Our barrel nut options are for most factory actions like …

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Marcus Hom Shoots Our 6mm Shootout Lineup

Preferred’s 6mm Shootout Lineup Meets Marcus Hom at Precision RifleMarcus Hom is a competitive shooter, Firearm Blog writer, precision rifle builder, as well as a podcast producer for Precision Rifle media. Marcus was able to join us for a day and see our facility as well as head out to the range for some precision rifle long-range targets off of …

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6mm Shootout Video Playlist

Here at Preferred Barrel Blanks, we built three custom rifles for a series of videos we have labeled “The 6mm Shootout.” In that series, we installed our prefit barrels onto three factory actions including the Howa 1500, Tikka T3, and Ruger American. The first videos released on this series have been the shooting portion where we collected our data and …

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Ruger Precision Rifle Prefit Barrel – Berger Ammo Test at Long Range

For long-range target shooting, there is a great question:Light and fast or heavy and slow?What that is referring to is the weight of the bullet and velocity. Is it better to shoot a light bullet fast or a heavy bullet slower and rely on improved B.C.? With the new offerings from Berger Ammunition, we put that to the test at …

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6mm Shootout! Dasher vs Lapua vs Creedmoor Prefit Barrels

6mm Shootout! Dasher vs Lapua vs Creedmoor Prefit BarrelsWe have a couple of introductions here today folks. Preferred sells barrel blanks, contoured blanks and prefit barrels for a wide array of rifle actions. To showcase the capabilities of our prefit barrels, we put three rifles head to head in our 6mm shootout video series! The rifles used for this comparison …