The Bartelin was suggested to me by my gunsmith. He’s done several rifles for me and they’ve all been tackdrivers. This was a 700 300 Win originally.
OK, sorry, I misunderstood what kind of rifle you were taking about..........since this was an AR thread I just assumed you were talking about a 300 Blackout AR.
Bartlien's are normally very top shelf barrels & their pricing is top shelf too.
You should have just sent it back as I'd be surprised if they wouldn't have addressed the situation.
MM