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

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 weeds of OEM barrel manufacturing in a recent Precision Rifle Media podcast. Chad and Kirk discuss the intricate process of making match-grade barrels in volume, …

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Vortakt Barrel Works Announces Release of Six New Barrel Product Categories

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 $1.5 Million Toward Manufacturing Facility Improvement Plan

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

Heavy Metal – Manufacturing .50 BMG Barrels

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 …

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Vortakt Expands Production Capacity with Revolutionary New Turning Center

OEM Barrel Manufacturer Introduces Industry-leading Automation Technology Vortakt Barrel Works once again demonstrates its commitment to becoming the future of OEM barrel manufacturing by introducing “The Profiler”, a new fully automated turning cell that consolidates contouring, chambering, gas porting, threading, and crowning operations in a single machine. This 2021 Okuma LT2000 EX CNC lathe features …

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Precision Rifle Components Provides Performance Review of 500 Series Vortakt Barrel

Accuracy Test Highlights Precision of Vortakt Barrel in the Field Precision Rifle Components is an aggregator of precision rifle content and a product design contractor that specializes in the engineering, production support, and retail distribution of subassemblies intended for a variety of competitive marksmanship disciplines. In one of their recent blog articles, Precision Rifle Components …

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Vortakt Expands Production Capacity Through Automation Improvement

Barrel Manufacturer Acquires Additional Technology to Offer Unmatched Production Capacity MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. (December 16, 2020) – Vortakt® Barrel Works continues to develop its state-of-the-art automation capability in the OEM production of rifle and pistol barrels, further improving the level of support currently provided to its clientele of firearm manufacturers. “The firearm industry is currently …

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