[Goony]

ya know, living here in New Hampshire, just 12 miles from Newport, NH where the Mini 14 and various other rifles are made.... really has it's privledges... ordered my ATI Tactical on Feb.2.. was shooting Mar.5... Employee buying power (less that $500) As it was put to me... they run an assembly line of a particular rifle be it 10/22 .. ONE .. whatever... Then change the line for the next run of rifle... MINI 14 etc... So, there are not Mini's being made every day or week.. this is what apparently takes up a large portion of the wait time. But, when they do run a Line.. they run the special orders first, and then the stock orders..

FYI, get this... a LONG time employee (30 plus years) wanted consecutive serial numbered 1911's (which are made in Arizona) One phone call to Ari., they went out to the line, pulled 2 1911's consecutive numbers and shipped them... same day... shooting them here in New Hampshire ---- 5 ---- days after placing the order... seriously.

Membership has it's privledges...... Live Free or Die

 

[Goony]

TRI70 --- I will ask about the cyro treatment.... (i personally have no idea)

 

[Goony]

the answer to the cryo thing is ... no... something about making the barrel too hard to cut, thread... etc etc... as he installs barrels and cuts a groove in the receiver... (for something... my mind went numb as he explained it) and now that i think about it... it would be nearly impossible to shorten and recrown a barrel that had been cryo'ed. Anyway, during our indepth conversation, fuzzy bunnies appeared and chased my dog around the kitchen... seriously... went numb ...
however, various parts and pieces are heat treated and/or hardened... but not to the cryo extreme.
I did think it was a relatively simple yes/no question. I've now got more information than i'll ever need... or ever remember .

 

[Goony]

Hellgate and Tri70,
I have a new 582 tactical with the ATI folder.... the thing is right there.. 50 yds with the iron sight rips up a 50 cent piece.. i put on see thru Weaver mounts and have a Nikon P223 BDC600 on top... through the scope 100 yds is all over the 10x and pounds 4" orange clay birds... cinder block at 430 yds... pieces fly. This my friends is with steel cased Brown Bear HP's... I Love This Gun !!