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Could you give me your opinions on the top three quality barrels made.

Thanks

WOW - no offense 4200M, but this post may lead to a schittstorm!!

What I think are the best, may not be what someone else thinks are the best. In todays barrel world, if you go with any one of the following, you won't go wrong:

Here are some good ones:

Bartlein
Broughton
Krieger
Hart
Rock Creek
Lilja
Shilen
PacNor
Brux
Douglas

I am sure I forgot some too!! Other guys will help out with those.

Jeff, can you explain the advantages & disadvantages of every barrel you listed? Thanks

Oh boy!

Lothar Walther

Stoney,

Wait till I have about 7 or 8 more rum and cokes then I'll relay that info.

I'm more concerned about the dude screwing them together. Some clean up better than others but it's just a piece of the puzzle.

I would like to add Lawrence Rifle Barrels. He is located in Montana and the last 4 barrels that I received are from him. They shoot every bit as good or better than the Hart,Shilen,Douglas,or Pac Nor barrels that I have had and clean up easy also.

Kreiger, Bartlien, & Broughton

Have owned all three....and I see more of these in the top ten of both short and long range BR than any other.

There are a lot of really great barrels out there, and probably we have never had it so good as the competition is fierce and the bar has been raised. But I think these three for now are at the top.

LC


Lefty C

I agree with some of these but disagree on other's...
I have had the best luck with Krieger...#1 have had good luck with Bartlein, broughton, Hart, Lilja and Mike Rock barrels, the Shilen match select has also been very good.... but the most over rated barrel and specifically on this site is the POS Pac-Nor.
I know some of the Honk's on this site just drool every time they see a Pac-Nor barrel....but in reality they are second rate like a bennett , ERShaw or McGowen.
RC828

Obermeyer
Bartlein
Border(UK)
Kostyshyn
Spencer
Schneider
Chanlynn


--Bob

Bubbas barrels
Gomers custom barrels
Zippy's

If you say so. You couldn't pay me to run a Shilen or Hart.

unless they paid enough to cover the cost of something else and you just rebarreled anyway.

Scott....thinking about a build..Ive had good luck with Hart...but am considering maybe Lilje...thoughts..?

Ingwe

I haven't owned a Lilja though a pard isn't overly hip on them.

OK...what do you favor....?

Ingwe

Caliber?

.22....either another .223AI, or a tight twist .22-250...

Ingwe

Difficult for me not to say a 3 groove Pac-Nor, I've seen far too many of them do some crazy good stuff. Same with a Rock but at a far smaller sampling.