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Best Custom Match Grade Barrels
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<blockquote data-quote="IdahoCTD" data-source="post: 930916" data-attributes="member: 13110"><p>I've used every barrel on the list but Shaw and still have barrels from all the rest except Broughton, PacNor, Brux, and Shilen. I've even used a few not on the list like Blackstar/K&P, Schneider, and Green Mountain. I voted for Bartlein because the most consistently accurate barrels I've used lately have been Bartlein's. I've used more than 150 custom barrels over the last 20+ years for my own personal guns (It's more expensive when you build your own guns. Don't let anyone tell you different.) and numerous others for guns I've built for friends. There are some I won't use as well because of the experience I've had with them. They might have fixed the issues but there are too many others that are just as good now.</p><p></p><p>The reasons I think Obermeyer isn't up there further is because before Bugholes started stocking them they took forever to get and he did a lot of military work tying up his time. I have a .338 barrel 1.5"x36" barrel from Obermeyer that took 18 months to get. I forgot about it honestly and then it just shows up one day. At the time I ordered it most barrels from other people were running 3-4 months to get. It has a 8,XXX serial number and he has made over 20,000 barrels as of last year so that tells you how long I've had it. It's also a .330-.338 barrel because it was ordered before he started the whole .010" bore to groove thing. I think people don't like that he uses different dimensions for his barrels. Most people run .008" bore to groove difference and he usually runs .010" so you need different reamer pilots to deal with them. The complications just make it easier to buy another brand and his barrels haven't dominated any competitions so people look elsewhere IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IdahoCTD, post: 930916, member: 13110"] I've used every barrel on the list but Shaw and still have barrels from all the rest except Broughton, PacNor, Brux, and Shilen. I've even used a few not on the list like Blackstar/K&P, Schneider, and Green Mountain. I voted for Bartlein because the most consistently accurate barrels I've used lately have been Bartlein's. I've used more than 150 custom barrels over the last 20+ years for my own personal guns (It's more expensive when you build your own guns. Don't let anyone tell you different.) and numerous others for guns I've built for friends. There are some I won't use as well because of the experience I've had with them. They might have fixed the issues but there are too many others that are just as good now. The reasons I think Obermeyer isn't up there further is because before Bugholes started stocking them they took forever to get and he did a lot of military work tying up his time. I have a .338 barrel 1.5"x36" barrel from Obermeyer that took 18 months to get. I forgot about it honestly and then it just shows up one day. At the time I ordered it most barrels from other people were running 3-4 months to get. It has a 8,XXX serial number and he has made over 20,000 barrels as of last year so that tells you how long I've had it. It's also a .330-.338 barrel because it was ordered before he started the whole .010" bore to groove thing. I think people don't like that he uses different dimensions for his barrels. Most people run .008" bore to groove difference and he usually runs .010" so you need different reamer pilots to deal with them. The complications just make it easier to buy another brand and his barrels haven't dominated any competitions so people look elsewhere IMO. [/QUOTE]
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