RTI PROPHET II COMPACT BARREL SCREW UP, DID YOU BUY!!!

[airgunmike56]

"The rifle is equipped with an interchangeable match grade Lothar Walther barrel that can be quickly changed to 4 available calibers (.177, .22, .25, and .30). All barrels have industry leading accuracy that will impress any shooter."
It was a hard piece of lead to swallow for 2000 dollars , But with all the hoopla over the match grade barrels from Lothar Walther, I seen where the compact 22 performance were selling for 1,400 bucks No I am going to wait and wait I did for five months , So I got my compact II in It does not have a Match grade L W Barrel !
PLEASE if you did not buy a RTI compact you have no say in this!!!!!! IF you did buy one how do you feel about it? I think RTI should have said sorry we can't get your match grade barrel we will knock 200 off the price of the gun,,, OR I think RTI should say sorry we could not get the match grade barrel here is 200 or 300 dollars credit when we get the barrels in.
Maybe I just need to suck it up , The Air gun people advertise one thing sell you something total different and say that is just the way it is..
Mike

 

[MikeVV]

Please delete.

 

[MikeVV]

"The rifle is equipped with an interchangeable match grade Lothar Walther barrel that can be quickly changed to 4 available calibers (.177, .22, .25, and .30). All barrels have industry leading accuracy that will impress any shooter."
It was a hard piece of lead to swallow for 2000 dollars , But with all the hoopla over the match grade barrels from Lothar Walther, I seen where the compact 22 performance were selling for 1,400 bucks No I am going to wait and wait I did for five months , So I got my compact II in It does not have a Match grade L W Barrel !
PLEASE if you did not buy a RTI compact you have no say in this!!!!!! IF you did buy one how do you feel about it? I think RTI should have said sorry we can't get your match grade barrel we will knock 200 off the price of the gun,,, OR I think RTI should say sorry we could not get the match grade barrel here is 200 or 300 dollars credit when we get the barrels in.
Maybe I just need to suck it up , The Air gun people advertise one thing sell you something total different and say that is just the way it is..
Mike

Um...you talk in one statement about the "Prophet II, Compact", and in another area, about the "Prophet Compact".
Which are your comments about ?

My...first generation...Compact (.22), shoots fine, even if that is a little sort of biased (if you will). I say it like that because, I only shoot offhand, so one day, may be great shooting, the next, maybe not as good !!
But in any case, I have no complaints about my first generation Compact's shooting skills, whatever barrel it may have.

Mike

 

[jmohme]

So, what barrel did yours come with?
My Prphet Performace has a .22 LW barrel that shoots quie well.

 

[Joedirt199]

They are selling the Lothar barrels for less than the CZ barrels. I bought a Lothar RPB barrel and when I found out about the delay, switched to the 20" CZ barrel and cost me an extra $100.

 

[Scotty1]

I’m pretty sure these are the original 20” CZ barrel kits. I bought a LW long range .22 from them, under $300 to my door in 2 weeks.

 

[Joedirt199]

Well crap RTI got me good then.

 

[Scotty1]

Sorry bro, now I feel bad that I posted it. Not sure what’s happening at RTI, but their pricing has gotten kinda nutty.

 

[Joedirt199]

As their product picks up speed and popularity, the price reflects the profit margin.

 

[airgunmike56]

I’m pretty sure these are the original 20” CZ barrel kits. I bought a LW long range .22 from them, under $300 to my door in 2 weeks. View attachment 316254

I was going to order a 22 long range barrel and a few other RTI parts and the price was so cheap I backed out , I thought something was wrong.

 

[airgunmike56]

OK I have studied the price difference of the barrels, I see now is the LW a match grade barrel? My Compact II came with a 20'' CZ barrel, My Gen I prophet came with a 25 cal, LW barrel , I bought a 177 and 30 caliber LW barrel.
My only gripe is that the Gen II was advertised as having a RPB barrel, It was sold with a CZ barrel, I could have just bought a gen I and saved 500 dollars , But you guys are going to say you got an upgraded gun, Or did they pull a switch on that to, I cant tell..

 

[Jasonmc]

I don't have a gen 2 but I have 3 gen 1's.
2 compacts (22/CZ and 25/CZand a 177/LW barrel I swap in place of the 25) and a full size prophet performance 22/LW all barrels I have are very accurate. How can you tell if you don't have a match grade barrel... I not sure I understand?

 

[Scotty1]

I would take “match grade barrel” with a grain of salt, as it sounds like an over used advertising term. What match are they speaking of?

 

[Joedirt199]

Well the RPB had a huge dual transfer port. Half the barrel diameter was milled out verses just an enlongated hole on the older versions. Curious to see how much effect that has on the speed achieved per reg setting. Also claims to have shallower grooved rifling.

 

[airgunmike56]

This is the RPB barrel , I think it was installed in a few full size Prophet II

Openvallende Mond​

 

[Joedirt199]

Thats what my 24" looked like.

 

[Scotty1]

Holy cow, that looks like an accident!

 

[airgunmike56]

accident, LOL, I think on the II thats why you can turn the regulator down below 100, That is the ones that have the RPB barrel,
On my Prophet I I have the regulator set at 130 and the hammer spring three turns in to keep the FPS up around 900 FPS, On my Prophet II compact CZ barrel I have the regulator set at 130 and the hammer spring set at about tree turns in.

 

[jmohme]

Well crap RTI got me good then.

So, have you even bothered to contact RTI?

 

[Joedirt199]

Airgunheaven can charge what they want for their barrels. I doubt RTI offers a price match option. I already had money spent at RTI and got tired of the delays. Didn't know about the other website selling barrels as well and for cheaper.