new vs old barrels

[moxgrove]

 I am wondering if a guy ordered a 38-55 barrel what the odds would be of getting an old troublesome one vs a new Marlin made barrel of decent spec.

[quickdtoo]

That's a very good question, same goes for the 44Mag! It depends on how many they have in inventory I suppose. You could call RR and ask em when they got theirs in, if they came in recently, you'd stand a good chance of getting a late production model, maybe you'd have a choice to pick from by serial number too. Below is Handirifles specs on his Target.

Tim

http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,116581.msg1098376313.html#msg1098376313

[moxgrove]

Thanks.Tim. Good advice as usual. I am just cautious about them.I suppose I could get a 444 and wait for them to all be the new barrel.