cbi barrel lead time

[trailrider121]

I ordered mine on the 3rd week of January, still no call. I just gave up, and figure they will call me. I want the barrel before deer season, which is coming up soon.

[DanS]

trailrider I do understand. I ordered mine back in December, I wanted to shoot in the FTR competitions here, but doesn't look like I'll get too this year. Maybe next year.

[jbsavage11]

I can completely relate. Ordered mine towards the end of December still waiting on the call too. Hopefully, it will be soon!

[glassbeaver]

I wonder why the discrepancy in wait times. Looks like a lot are around the 15-16 week area but some of you have been waiting since December. Ordered reamer or something?

[northlander]

Criterion had a 4 week period of lost production time during the move to their new facility in December, 2012. If you can remember what was happening about that time, the shooting world went crazy with demand for all products. The resulting back logs this created sent shock waves through every company even remotely related to firearms. Order back logs went from 8 to 12 weeks to waaaay out there. overnight. The AR barrel business that CBI does went right off the chart. Existing orders were tripled and raised from there.

We received a lot of CBI Barrels in here last month (18 + cases). I just spoke with them this morning and we will be getting all remaining Dec. and Jan. barrel orders except the 20 cal. in here by month end. We will be cleaning, inspecting and repackaging your barrels as fast as we can when they show up. Brenda will be calling each of you when your order ships.

It is never good to have to wait extra long times for anybodies product. The only companies that I know of during this recent round of panic buying that have product available are those that had real long term inventories on the shelf or those not offering a true quality product (they weren't that busy to start with). Criterion is currently working unlimited overtime on their production floor. They have been at this ramped up level since arriving in their new facility. The overwhelming demand for the AR products is winding back to a normal level. Criterion is hopeful of establishing a 12 week lead time as soon as they get all order lead times back in line.

Jim Briggs
NSS

[DanS]

That is encouraging. I just hope the quality doesn't drop with all the OT and rush to get things out the door.

[trailrider121]

Well I got the call today at work that my 260 barrel shipped today. Awesome, should have it ready for deer season. Hope others got a call as well.

[glassbeaver]

I got the call today as well for my rem/age 6.5CM barrel. Excited to say the least.

[guhunter]

Got the call today. 25 weeks on the dot. Hope it's shorter next time!

[glassbeaver]

Brown man brought me something nice today🙊. Looks like I'm gonna have a fun weekend

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[Willoughby]

mine came today
I was told 16-18 weeks -last of July 1st of August
so it came quite a bit earlier

[Westcliffe01]

Could you clarify that ? If you ordered 07-01-2012 that would be a near 54 week lead time.


mine came today
I was told 16-18 weeks -last of July 1st of August
so it came quite a bit earlier

[geargrinder]

Could you clarify that ? If you ordered 07-01-2012 that would be a near 54 week lead time.

He's saying that it was due at the end of July beginning of August, not when he had ordered it.

Looks like is barrel came in after 12-14 weeks lead time.

[Willoughby]

gear grinder is correct
it came in about 12 weeks
instead of the 16-18 Jim stated when it was ordered
I fire formed some brass -last night after work
1st ten shot group under an inch (at 50 yards)-sighting in-
it looks like it has a lot of potential

[infowlpursuit]

I left work today and found two voicemails on my phone. One from Jim telling me my 284 Win barrel ordered just before Christmas was on the way. The other from Holland telling me the Reloader 17 and H4831 I need to power the 284 Win was on its way. This got me thinking that I need to leave work more often.

[redmister]

More than 19 weeks for me. I guess it'll be a winter project now.

[5spd]

Mine is now at 7 months.

[joe h]

and here i was wanting to order one, holy cow!
i wonder if theyve caught back up and on track for 12-14weeks?

[rjtfroggy]

No they haven't. I am now at 21 weeks supposed to be 10 -12.

[northlander]

I spoke with Criterion just yesterday. I have a large quantity of barrels shipping to NSS very soon. We will be processing and shipping these barrels as soon as they arrive. Brenda will be calling everyone as soon as their order ships.

Jim Briggs
NSS