Mark Gale

It would be cheaper and easier to tune the operating system by swapping out weights in your buffer assembly and/or changing the action spring.

Is the barrel chrome-moly or stainless steel? Turning one of their chrome-moly barrels is a bad idea.

Isn't the Independence brand re-manufactured?

Well said... A hammer forged barrel is not a guarantee of anything except higher cost.

Bolts don't bounce, carriers do. That being said, carrier bounce isn't likely to be an issue for you unless you are running a fully adjustable trigger with the pre-travel and over-travel set at nearly zero. @reptoid - For your trivia today question: What malfunction is induced by carrier bounce?

The size of the gas port is the other half of this equation. That being said, barrels with different size gas ports are going to have different sweet spots.

@jkrispies - What do you hope to gain with this barrel over a proven configuration? If this is a "because it's there" issue, I'm OK with it. I just don't think your going to find any upside to it.

If we were discussing muzzleloaders, air rifles or benchrest rifles, your comment may have some merit. We aren't... In the context of a 3G Hoser, splitting hairs over milliseconds is inane.

What exactly is the lock time on this trigger? How much faster is it than say a Geissele SD-3G? I'm inclined to run from anyone who throws out claims like "fastest on the planet". Just sayin' ...

This statement from their website should make you run away from this trigger, "The skeletonized hammer combined with our exclusive .043 double double wound polished piano wire hammer spring make for the fastest lock time on the planet."

Is this officially a clue?

I thought I was the only person still using LSA. I had not even hear LSA since my early days in the Army. Who sells it? I haven't bought any in years but I see it at the gun show all the time. If anyone has it Sarco will. Watch out though, I ordered some Valmet parts from them last month and they have a minimum order amount so it likely won't be cost effective to buy it from them.

LSA is still far and away the best firearms lubricant. It's still manufactured by Castrol Speciality Products Division and Helmuth Behn in Germany, its been around forever and it flat out works. A quart usually runs less than $10 and unless you have a Title II arsenal it would likely last you a lifetime.

I've shot cases of the steel match ammo and experienced the issue intermittently. It disappeared when I started using a USGI hammer spring in my training rifle with a SD-3G trigger. I'm only interested in helping you get through the ammo without spending inordinate amount time chasing down a solution.

You meant to say failure to fire... I doubt this is a Hornady problem. Fire control or bolt group.