The Genesis is under the Remington name, imported through Traditions. So technicallyyes it is a Traditions. As for the barrel blowing up.. I would not get too excited. Granted every time we load these rifles, we are technically making a pipe bomb that will fail (we hope). That's why you never plug the end of your barrel with anythingbecause then they do not fail. Load the rifle according to manufacturer's recommendations and with common sense and you will be fine.