Pac-Nor had a major fire a couple of days ago - total loss. Word is they're unlikely to rebuild. Its a shame as theyre one of the few barrelmakers doing unusual sizes - they were for example, the lást known commercial maker of 20mm barrels. They were also on of a only a few makers pf .550 barrels. Them shuttinh down is a real loss.
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Pac-Nor fire
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HTRN
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Pac-Nor fire
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Netpackrat
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Re: Pac-Nor fire
Update from HTRN's link:HTRN wrote: ↑Sat Oct 26, 2019 8:51 pm Pac-Nor had a major fire a couple of days ago - total loss. Word is they're unlikely to rebuild. Its a shame as theyre one of the few barrelmakers doing unusual sizes - they were for example, the lást known commercial maker of 20mm barrels. They were also on of a only a few makers pf .550 barrels. Them shuttinh down is a real loss.
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Be great if they would build it in a more 2A friendly state than Oregon.UPDATE 10/26/19: Our Forum members contacted Pac-Nor and learned that the Dichters plan to rebuild the facility: “I got an e-mail from Kathy Dichter and she said six months to a year to rebuild, hopefully. She also said you could follow their progress on Facebook. That’s great news for the shooting community.”
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Re: Pac-Nor fire
Thats great news! There are precious few barrelmakers as it is, and i cant think of any that offer the same range of bore sizes.
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Precision
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Re: Pac-Nor fire
When you have an opportunity to clean slate it. CLEAN SLATE it. Move to say Alabama, Texas, Tennessee and enjoy some of that 2A freedom.
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HTRN
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Re: Pac-Nor fire
I doubt theyll move - for one thing, most of the employees probably wont want to, and barrelmaking isnt exactly an easily found skillset.
HTRN, I would tell you that you are an evil fucker, but you probably get that a lot ~ Netpackrat
Describing what HTRN does as "antics" is like describing the wreck of the Titanic as "a minor boating incident" ~ First Shirt
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Rich Jordan
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Re: Pac-Nor fire
20mm barrels.... Homebuilt Solothurn...
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HTRN
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Re: Pac-Nor fire
They also do 4 bore barrels.
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Netpackrat
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Re: Pac-Nor fire
Keep in mind they may not return to the market with the same variety of products.
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HTRN
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Re: Pac-Nor fire
Yeah, depending on what was lost, they may decide to not spend the money on making buying buttons/gundrills for theyre more exotic bore sizes.
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Frankingun
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Re: Pac-Nor fire
I imagine they’ll have to rebuild in OR for insurance purposes.