They were described as German Match grade (22 cal) does anyone know the manufacturer RAW used circa 2013
Early HM1000 barrels
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I have an early HM1000 with an LW barrel. At that time Martin did offer Benchmark barrels as an upgrade.
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I am fairly certain that the .22 was only offered with an LW barrel as standard and a Benchmark Barrel as optional. The Benchmark barrel was only offered for a limited time. At that time, I spoke briefly with Martin and Benchmark by phone. I forgot the reason why the Benchmark was no longer an option, perhaps supply and demand? Perhaps of performance and dynamics??
I can’t speak of the other calibers though.
Another thought is that Martin “hand selected” LW barrels for his builds (as I recollect). Maybe the TM and BM models had a extra special LW barrel???
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I can’t speak of the other calibers though.
Another thought is that Martin “hand selected” LW barrels for his builds (as I recollect). Maybe the TM and BM models had a extra special LW barrel???
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I had an HM with a 22 cal. Benchmark barrel. It appeared to be six groove. Definitely not 2. I'm not sure if this was a rimfire barrel adapted to an airgun, but IMO, it didn't shoot any better than the LW. Rimfire barrels have a slightly different bore size. I don't believe that Benchmark makes aigun specific barrels. I may be wrong.
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I'm pretty sure the 2 groove was made for LD only and to his spec. I have one from the first batch and it's quite tight but very even. I understood that in later batches people were complaining about the accuracy and it appeared that Benchmark was less critical of the final product or had tooling wear or both. I don't believe there were a great many made.
It's likely that Benchmark adapted the rimfire barrel but it should not have the same dimensions.
Fwiw,
Bob
It's likely that Benchmark adapted the rimfire barrel but it should not have the same dimensions.
Fwiw,
Bob
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