Tigerclaw_x
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The amount of information that I found on the web is huge and largely conflicting.
I have heard that:
a) Century arms Tantal keyhole with ANY ammunition.
b) Century Arms tantal keyhole with SOME ammunition.
c) That Century Arms Tantal do not key hole.
d) That Century Arms Tantals of early series keyhole and newer ones do not.
I have heard that:
a) Century Arms makes their tantal with Green Mountain non chromed barrel
b) Century arms makes their tantals with Polish made chrome barrel.
I have heard that:
a) Keyholing is because they are using 5.56mm (.223) barrel instead of 5.45
b) Keyholing is because certain ammunition does not like 1:7 rifling that Century is using on some barrels
c) Keyholing is because certain ammunition does not like 1:9 rifling that Century is using on some barrels.
d) Keyholing is solely problems of bad ammo. (somehow Interarms Tantals do not have the problems)
I heard that Century Arms will:
a) Continue to use Green Mountain barrels
b) Will get barrels from Poland
c) Will copy the barrels from Poland but here, in USA.
Interarms Tantals, built on Polish barrels have 1:8 rifling, and seems to work fine with every ammo.
I would really like to buy a 5.45 rifle. The problem is that Interarms Tantals are GONE. Period. I talked to Interarms (HighStandard) today. These are Gone and Gone forever.
The amount of conflicting information is rediculous.:banghead: I hope that the fine gurus here, will be willing to help me.
Thank you very much in advance.
D
I have heard that:
a) Century arms Tantal keyhole with ANY ammunition.
b) Century Arms tantal keyhole with SOME ammunition.
c) That Century Arms Tantal do not key hole.
d) That Century Arms Tantals of early series keyhole and newer ones do not.
I have heard that:
a) Century Arms makes their tantal with Green Mountain non chromed barrel
b) Century arms makes their tantals with Polish made chrome barrel.
I have heard that:
a) Keyholing is because they are using 5.56mm (.223) barrel instead of 5.45
b) Keyholing is because certain ammunition does not like 1:7 rifling that Century is using on some barrels
c) Keyholing is because certain ammunition does not like 1:9 rifling that Century is using on some barrels.
d) Keyholing is solely problems of bad ammo. (somehow Interarms Tantals do not have the problems)
I heard that Century Arms will:
a) Continue to use Green Mountain barrels
b) Will get barrels from Poland
c) Will copy the barrels from Poland but here, in USA.
Interarms Tantals, built on Polish barrels have 1:8 rifling, and seems to work fine with every ammo.
I would really like to buy a 5.45 rifle. The problem is that Interarms Tantals are GONE. Period. I talked to Interarms (HighStandard) today. These are Gone and Gone forever.
The amount of conflicting information is rediculous.:banghead: I hope that the fine gurus here, will be willing to help me.
Thank you very much in advance.
D