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 manufacturers with the ability to hold consistently tight tolerances on the bolt and receiver components, allowing barrel manufacturers to produce “pre-fit” barrels that headspace with …
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 industry. Precision Rifle Components experienced one of these B2B relationships firsthand in a recent collaborative project with a new Vortakt client. In their latest case …
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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 availability, time-to-market needs, inventory management practices, and contract requirements may dictate which finishing operations are carried out in-house versus those that are serviced by an …
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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 not truly meet all of the defined government contract specifications. Just because a commercial barrel is promoted as having “mil-spec” features or a government profile …
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 part of its ongoing effort to serve as a world-class OEM barrel supplier for rifle, pistol, and shotgun manufacturers. Chad Weister, Managing Director of Vortakt …
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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 facility as part of its ongoing effort to serve as a world-class OEM barrel supplier for rifle, pistol, and shotgun manufacturers. Chad Weister, Managing Director …
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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 and can now produce larger bore barrels for applications like crew-served platforms and aircraft or vehicle-mounted armaments. How is Vortakt Currently Supporting .50 BMG Government …
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 the radial relationship of machined features. Barrel manufacturers go to great lengths to ensure these features are perfectly positioned relative to each other in order …
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How Muzzle Brakes and Suppressors Increase Carbon Fouling During a recent trip to the range, the Vortakt team ran across an interesting barrel performance phenomenon that took our engineering group down a bit of an R&D rabbit hole. There has been quite a bit of banter on forums and social media about carbon fouling build-up …
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