You'll be waiting awhile. They're good barrels, but there's others that are just as good and on the shelf. It's up to you though man
Barrel blank help
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adam32
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3rd Gen usually has Benchmarks in stock, fluted and not.
nksmfamjp
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I completely agree. They quoted me 3 months. I still need to work on the trigger, order more parts, possibly wait on a McMillan stock or customized B&C....As you can see, the 3 months means less than the extra $50 of the Bartlein or my uncertainty (plus more money) for the Mullerworks.
Basically, I reevaluated the wait time. I probably just should have bought the Shilen, but the whole match vs select match things makes me "freeze up" making a decision.
bigngreen
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Brux has always been worth the wait for me, I'll wait for a Brux over a Bartlien that ships today personally.
I'd really like to know why other than brand loyalty.
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I'm curious about this too, I thought bartlein and Kreiger were near top of the heap so to speak
bigngreen
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Just personal after building on a lot of both, there are several at the top, Brux, Bartlien, Krieger, RockCreek. I like the RockCreek 5R better than the Bartlien because of the shape of the lands and that they have a slight gain twist to every barrel. Brux slug well when fluted as they finish lap as the last process. Just little things that I like, a lot of today's barrel makers came out of Brux shop too.
Lab rat
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I went with Lilja barrels and they are crazy accurate
mindcrime
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Greg at Bug Holes is a great guy..........plus nothing beats him being a 20 minute drive from me.
LRNut
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I have used Brux, Benchmark, Krieger, Lilja, and Shilen. Of the five, I like Brux best, but there is a new barrel I like even better. I shoot a lot with a guy named Bryan Blake; he makes barrels that are unbelievably accurate. He has done 2 28 Noslers for me. My latest is pretty new but has yet to shoot a group 1 MOA or larger at 500. Yesterday it plunked three 195 Bergers into slightly less than 2 inches at 500 yards shooting prone with a bipod. My first 28 shoots .25 to .5 MOA at 500 yards. My Benchmark, Brux and Krieger bbls are equally accurate but the difference is load development: no ladder testing required. With Bryan's 28 Noslers, every load I tried shoots sub .75 MOA at worst. Finding a sub .5 MOA load is fast and easy.
I decided to use Bryan after watching him shoot a 1.9 inch 20 shot group at 500 yards using F class rests. Bryan competes in F class and I think built the rifle that won the recent national F class championship. He is also a hunter. Almost hate to mention him since his prices might go up. He isn't cheap, but good stuff almost never is.
I would also add I was surprised by Benchmark; have an Edge on a Mod70 action, which certainly would not be a choice, but bought it from a guy who said it shoots lights out. He was right.
I decided to use Bryan after watching him shoot a 1.9 inch 20 shot group at 500 yards using F class rests. Bryan competes in F class and I think built the rifle that won the recent national F class championship. He is also a hunter. Almost hate to mention him since his prices might go up. He isn't cheap, but good stuff almost never is.
I would also add I was surprised by Benchmark; have an Edge on a Mod70 action, which certainly would not be a choice, but bought it from a guy who said it shoots lights out. He was right.
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check with brunos they stock some barrels
