Walter - good question, and the answer is a little of both. BHW's retail outlet has a number of blanks in stock and ready to ship for reasonable prices, but I've used several of their barrels now and have been very impressed with them; they're accurate, fast, and foul as little as any other barrels I've ever used. I think you don't hear of them partly because the 3-groove "polygonal" Caudle rifling is just different and scares people off, but I've had really good luck with it in 6.5 Creedmoor and 243 LBC.
Also, I've been doing machine work since the mid-90's, but this BHW blank is one of the nicest barrels to machine that I've ever worked with. Partly that translates to good bore and chamber finish, but it's also just a pleasure to work with.
