Skout .30 Skout EVO SubMOA

[Motorhead]

.We’ve seen this in Red Panda barrels that are downright ugly inside until properly lead lapped and polished.

I was testing AKA; Red Panda barrels ( Saber tactical logo laser etched on them at muzzle ) in .22 / .25 / .30 caliber.
The .30's were 6 groove and just BEAUTIFUL in fit and consistency ... accurate too having 3 samples to test.
The .25's were 12 groove and just sorta ok to nice and varied in quality across the 3 I had to test. The best of the 3 was actually very nice and shoots equally well. The others not so much
The .22's were also 12 groove and 100% garbage with bore that looked like the surface of a worn out file ... bore scoping them was UGLY !!! Sizing was good but surface finish was poop of the 2 tested

 

[Centercut]

I was testing AKA; Red Panda barrels ( Saber tactical logo laser etched on them at muzzle ) in .22 / .25 / .30 caliber.
The .30's were 6 groove and just BEAUTIFUL in fit and consistency ... accurate too having 3 samples to test.
The .25's were 12 groove and just sorta ok to nice and varied in quality across the 3 I had to test. The best of the 3 was actually very nice and shoots equally well. The others not so much
The .22's were also 12 groove and 100% garbage with bore that looked like the surface of a worn out file ... bore scoping them was UGLY !!! Sizing was good but surface finish was poop of the 2 tested

Interesting. I said that because of the four .30 RPs that I know shooters on my Team have, only one was acceptable. And even then, not any better than the .30 barrel on his .30 Kalibrgun Cricket TAC (he sold the RP and went back to his Cricket and is now planning on a .30 Skout Evo with SubMOA barrel). The other 3 RPs were pitted and looked ugly inside. One shooter had his lead lapped, it looked much much better, and he's having the crown cut off and the barrel re-crowned. Apparently, this is fairly standard procedure for the RP .30 barrels...
It's always sketchy when receiving items for testing... Are they REALLY off the shelf, or are they prepped prior to being sent out? I.e., if you ordered one, what would you get? Obviously, some of them are VERY good...

 

[coastal drifter]

Not sure of weight but it’s heavy. It’s kinda funny that I used the gold Skout Epoch that I won in the raffle at EBR 2023 to win this EVO in competition in 2024.

I’m kinda on a roll with winning Airguns, since I won a .22 Daystate Red Wolf for winning 100Y BR Sportsman at EBR 2019, and I won a .25 Brocock Atomic in the raffle at Utah EFT GP and EBR Summer of 2022.

you suck!...J/K lol, congratulations