Wyt_Tail,
What you're saying sounds perfectly reasonable to me. You should indeed get what Fred & Co. "contracted" / advertised / promised he said he'd put out in a barrel!
I haven't bought any of his barrels yet, but have been interested in getting several (.223, .30-06, .257 Bob, .221 Fireball and others), unless the quality's gone to crap! Reading this thread and story, I wonder what was happening that someone was so distracted or incompetent. And since I want some custom Encore barrels, hope it was an isolated incident.
Still, any screw-ups by the company should fixed by the company!
ANY COMPANY regarding
any product or service, actually - or find another
competent company else where.