Best barrel manufacturer

[bamban]

My Rock Creek barrel has been a laser. I watched them finish lap it by hand before walking out with it.

Hand lapping is your science/art amalgamation. Did they put a taper in the bore to choke, per se, at the muzzle?

 

[Northkill]

HCA to the list as well. Have had very good results from various Bartliens recently. Liking the concept of the 400MOD harder stainless option.

 

[bamban]

DT

 

[jjmp]

Brux is a Fantastic choice

 

[bamban]

Buy Shilen... They support our service rifle junior team. Barrels donated. I need to finish them to issue next year


Sorry, have to plug one for our sponsors.

 

[Mike Matteson]

I have several barrels, and generally get 1/2" or better groups from them. I think a lot of it is the smith and the set up. Finally the loading of the ammo puts it all to gather.

 

[JuddL]

I normally try to find a Brux but I'm not aware of anyone who consistently makes a bad barrel. You can get good and bad with any of them. The barrel is just one piece of the system though.

 

[emp1953]

I'm curious on what everyone feels is the best barrel manufacturer. I have used a few different manufacturers over the years Bartlein, Shilen, Carbon 6, Broughton , and Proof research. My opinion is stuck between Broughton and Proof Research. I bought the Broughton as a blank and fit it to the action and it shot like a dream. My Proof was bought as a pre-fit and I installed it on a Zermatt Origin, I had to use a stock off a different rifle to do the break in but was impressed with what I saw after breaking it in. I want to hear everyone's two cents

I have a Cooper in .270win that shoots bug holes all day long. I believe they use barrels from Wilson Arms of Connecticut. Just my 2 cents.

 

[Jeffrey Van Zandt]

I'm curious on what everyone feels is the best barrel manufacturer. I have used a few different manufacturers over the years Bartlein, Shilen, Carbon 6, Broughton , and Proof research. My opinion is stuck between Broughton and Proof Research. I bought the Broughton as a blank and fit it to the action and it shot like a dream. My Proof was bought as a pre-fit and I installed it on a Zermatt Origin, I had to use a stock off a different rifle to do the break in but was impressed with what I saw after breaking it in. I want to hear everyone's two cents

I have used barrels from all the custom makers in the past they are all good from Hart to proof which is what I use noe when doing up hunting rigs for bads

 

[manitou]

Bartleins are and have been the barrel of choice by a large majority of PRC shooters. There are tables and graphs online. I don't know the numbers on benchrest competitors. A lot of variables such as cost and availability over the last 20 could affect the numbers.
That being said, I lean toward cut rifled barrels mostly due to internet info. My neighbor is a gunsmith and builds a lot of customs and rebarreled actions. He uses Hart barrels exclusively (button rifled) and swears by them. His rifles are very accurate.

 

[Harry Knutz]

Broughton barrels are the best I've ever used, Unfortunately they no longer make barrels, I wish someone would pick up where they left off making barrels using the 5C rifling. But Hart barrels are hard to beat too.

 

[RockyMtnUT]

Mark Chanlynn Barrels
Few here will know his barrels.

 

[bultinkle]

Lol when all the national level Br guys aren't using the same manufacturer then there isn't a specific one.

 

[bultinkle]

This is a Ford, Chevy, or Dodge situation. Most people will like what shoots well. I'm sure there are examples of each Manufacturer producing good and not so good. You can find a great deal of opinions on every barrel by searching if your into some reading material.

Yeah except dodge sucks