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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 648125" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Shilen is one of the barrel makers that have different grades of barrels, so when you order</p><p>a select match it has to be within the select match quality specifications.</p><p></p><p>If you order a Match grade it doesent have to be any better than there Match grade requirements.</p><p>but sometimes if they dont have a match grade barrel they may substitute a Select Match in order</p><p>to fill the order.</p><p></p><p>So you may have been lucky and got a better barrel than you ordered.</p><p></p><p>I once ordered a Select match barrel in 416 from them and they though I was crazy for wanting </p><p>a select match for a dangerous game rifle. I explained to them that this was an experimental</p><p>(Wildcat) round and I wanted to give it the best chance I could. Shilen said they had never made</p><p>a select match barrel over .375 but they would do it. and in there behalf they did, even though </p><p>it took 3 tries before it fell within the select match specs.</p><p></p><p>As a results, it holds my personal best group record of .031 @ 100 yards. so you do get what you</p><p>pay for. (Most of the time).</p><p></p><p>The difference between select match and match in tolerances is not very much but I am willing </p><p>to pay a little more for the best barrel I can buy and considering the cost of a custom rifle,</p><p>it is minuscule.</p><p></p><p>Even the best barrel maker occasionally make a poor shooting barrel, but if you by there best</p><p>the chances are slim to none that will happen.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 648125, member: 2736"] Shilen is one of the barrel makers that have different grades of barrels, so when you order a select match it has to be within the select match quality specifications. If you order a Match grade it doesent have to be any better than there Match grade requirements. but sometimes if they dont have a match grade barrel they may substitute a Select Match in order to fill the order. So you may have been lucky and got a better barrel than you ordered. I once ordered a Select match barrel in 416 from them and they though I was crazy for wanting a select match for a dangerous game rifle. I explained to them that this was an experimental (Wildcat) round and I wanted to give it the best chance I could. Shilen said they had never made a select match barrel over .375 but they would do it. and in there behalf they did, even though it took 3 tries before it fell within the select match specs. As a results, it holds my personal best group record of .031 @ 100 yards. so you do get what you pay for. (Most of the time). The difference between select match and match in tolerances is not very much but I am willing to pay a little more for the best barrel I can buy and considering the cost of a custom rifle, it is minuscule. Even the best barrel maker occasionally make a poor shooting barrel, but if you by there best the chances are slim to none that will happen. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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