Product Description
The Osprey Carbon barrels are now even better! After significant testing and fine tuning, as well as years of back and forth with USPTO we are proud to announce the Extended Life Carbon barrels! The Patented (US 12,345,490) process has shown significant (50%+) improvements in the barrel life of a lightweight precision rifle barrel across numerous calibers.
The core improvement is the process that allows us to chamber the barrel, then "pre break-in" the chamber's throat prior to additional heat treating. Then we wrap the core so that the barrel gets the benefits of a surface hardened throat as well as the lightweight, stiffness benefits of the CFRP laminate.
This results in the normal high performance barrel that everyone expects from PVA's Carbon Ospreys with the additional value to customers that the barrels last significantly longer. Here is a testimonial from one of our dealer's that has been acting as a Beta Tester for almost a year now:
I have been running Osprey barrels from PVA for five years. Barrel life is something I always keep in mind because I operate a long range training school where I provide rifles. We run a lot of 6.5 Creedmoor and 6 Creed. I usually get in the neighborhood of 3500 - 4000 rounds out of 6.5 Creedmoor and 2000 out of 6 creed. Josh mentioned an extended life barrel he developed and I was all over it. I decided to run it in 6 Creed because I can torch a barrel pretty fast. I'm impressed to say the least. The barrel didn't change speed in the first 400 rounds, it was extremely stable. I cleaned it after the first 200 rounds. It cleaned up very easily since the carbon doesn't stick to the nitride very well. As expected, it groups great. I cleaned the barrel again after 600 rounds and noticed there wasn't a "rough" feel when running a brush through the barrel, it was smooth. After cleaning it, I ran a bore scope through it to evaluate fire cracking...there wasn't any yet. I have since put nearly 1800 rounds through it and it continues to perform flawlessly. There is virtually no throat erosion yet and I'm anticipating at least 3000 rounds before questioning the remaining life, this is a game changing improvement for our school rifles, especially the 6 Creeds and 6.5 PRCs. If you are considering a barrel that boasts great barrel life and precision, I wouldn't hesitate to get one of these.
Don Fritz, Fritz Precision Shooting
Current Caliber list (customs can be ordered for additional lead time) are as follows:
- 22 Creedmoor (8tw)
- 6mm Creedmoor (7tw)
- 6mm PRC (7.5tw)
- 6.5 PRC (7.5tw)
- 7mm SAUM (8tw)
- 7mm PRC (8tw)
- 7mm BackCountry (8tw)
- 300 WSM (Med Throat, will work in SA but Optimized for Med/Long Actions) (9tw)
- 300 Win Mag (9tw)
- 300 PRC (9tw)
Please note that all barrels come with 5/8-24 threads as part of the base pricing structure.
If you have a special request for a different caliber, please feel free to email us via info@patriotvalleyarms.com
