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Manufacturing Pre-Fit Barrels: Features and Benefits of Shouldered and Barrel Nut Pre-Fit Designs

August 29, 2023
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What are Pre-Fit Barrels? The days of finish reaming chambers in a modern rifle production environment may soon be coming to an end. Advancements in CNC machining have provided rifle …

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Precision Rifle Components Reviews Experience with Vortakt Barrel Works

The Vortakt Barrel Works Experience: New Review from Precision Rifle Components

July 10, 2023
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What is it like working with Vortakt? Check out this recent case study! Vortakt is more than just an OEM barrel supplier, we’re a business partner for the entire firearm …

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It’s Not Black Magic: It’s Vortakt’s Chad Weister on the Precision Rifle Media Podcast!

July 10, 2023
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Chad Compares Different Types of Rifling, Bore Uniformity Expectations, Consistency in  Headspacing, and More Barrel manufacturing isn’t an art. It’s a science. Chad Weister and Kirk Young dive into the …

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Outsourced finishing operations: Barrel Blanks vs. Semi-Finished Barrels

When Does it Make Sense to Outsource Finishing Operations in Barrel Production?

June 27, 2023
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Barrel Blanks vs. Semi-Finished Barrels vs. Finished Barrels Every rifle and pistol manufacturer in the firearm industry has a different approach to their OEM relationships. In-house machining capabilities, skilled labor …

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Explaining Mil-Spec Barrel Manufacturing

March 20, 2023
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What Does “Mil-Spec” Really Mean? The phrase “mil-spec” gets tossed around quite a bit throughout the firearm industry. More often than not, those materials marketed to the commercial market do …

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Vortakt Barrel Works Announces Release of Six New Barrel Product Categories

January 26, 2023
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Vortakt Barrel Works Announces Release of Six New Barrel Product Categories (Menomonee Falls, WI – February 1, 2023) – Vortakt Barrel Works® continues to expand its core product selection as …

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Vortakt Barrel Works Invests $1.5 Million Toward Manufacturing Facility Improvement Plan

December 6, 2022
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Vortakt Barrel Works Invests in Manufacturing Facility Improvement Plan (Menomonee Falls, WI – December 6, 2022) – Vortakt Barrel Works® continues to expand upon its 16,500 square foot Wisconsin production …

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Heavy Metal - Manufacturing Department of Defense or NATO Contract .50 BMG Barrels

Heavy Metal – Manufacturing .50 BMG Barrels

November 8, 2022
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Vortakt Barrel Works: Commercial and Government Subcontracting of .50 BMG Barrels Vortakt has had a long-standing reputation as a government subcontractor of rifle and carbine barrels for infantry small arms …

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Vortakt’s S³ Technology Solution for Clocking Machined Features on Barrels

October 1, 2022
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How the Single Setup Solution Mitigates Most Barrel Indexing Issues When a barrel manufacturer mentions clocking, they’re not referring to your 6:00AM wakeup call! Clocking (or indexing) is tied to …

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