The below tests were performed privately and independently in New Zealand, 2012.
COMPARISON OF 416R BARREL STEEL HARDNESS
BARREL BATCH TEST 1 TEST2
Douglas 22.8 22.6
Shilen 26.6 26.3
Shilen 26.3 26.1
Hart 26.8 27.1
Krieger 27.3 27.3
Bartlein 32.0 31.5
Maddco 25.5 25.1
Vulcan 25.2 25.3
Vulcan 28.8 28.6
Trueflite 17 24.5 24.7
Grant Lovelock takes ownership of True-Flite in 2007. Lovelock barrels tested below:
Trueflite 18 28.0 27.9
Trueflite 24 26.8 28.0
Trueflite 25 27.3 26.1
Trueflite 27 28.1 28.0
Trueflite 1 27 28.9 28.2
Trueflite 2 27 28.5 28.8
Trueflite 3 27 28.4 28.1
TESTER: Acco-Wilson Model 4JR, diamond penetrator with a 150kg load.
All results are in Rockwell C. Ambient temperature = 20°C