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You mentioned bang for the buck, which is a lot different from the best. Brux, Bartlien, Krueger, etc. are in the best category and you’re at least $450 for the blank and $300 if the barrel maker will chamber and thread for your action, or $400 to have a smith do it. The mid tier Shaw, Shilen, Douglas, etc. are less expensive for a reason, but can produce some very accurate barrels, the odds are just lower one will be exceptional. Don’t believe anyone who says a $300 is as good on average as a $450 one, because if they were it would be easy to get that extra $150. When Proof started out it seemed they were closer to the top, but for the top price I’ve not been impressed with the performance many guys have been getting.

Like many things, barrel accuracy with a specific brand will be on a bell curve more or less, most likely it will be rather average, but we hope for an outlier to be extra accurate, and unfortunately some are an outlier in the bad direction. I’ve had a second tier barrel shoot better than most top tier barrels and another shoot no better than the factory barrel it replaced.



Since you have the budget for it, get a top tier barrel for the best odds. A top barrel on a factory action will usually outshoot a top action with a mid tier barrel. If accuracy is your top concern look for accuracy minded smiths. If cool looks are important look for one who’s good at that. Your gun will never look or shoot better than the last few guns they’ve chambered or finished.

 

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You mentioned bang for the buck, which is a lot different from the best. Brux, Bartlien, Krueger, etc. are in the best category and you’re at least $450 for the blank and $300 if the barrel maker will chamber and thread for your action, or $400 to have a smith do it. The mid tier Shaw, Shilen, Douglas, etc. are less expensive for a reason, but can produce some very accurate barrels, the odds are just lower one will be exceptional. Don’t believe anyone who says a $300 is as good on average as a $450 one, because if they were it would be easy to get that extra $150. When Proof started out it seemed they were closer to the top, but for the top price I’ve not been impressed with the performance many guys have been getting.

Like many things, barrel accuracy with a specific brand will be on a bell curve more or less, most likely it will be rather average, but we hope for an outlier to be extra accurate, and unfortunately some are an outlier in the bad direction. I’ve had a second tier barrel shoot better than most top tier barrels and another shoot no better than the factory barrel it replaced.

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Since you have the budget for it, get a top tier barrel for the best odds. A top barrel on a factory action will usually outshoot a top action with a mid tier barrel. If accuracy is your top concern look for accuracy minded smiths. If cool looks are important look for one who’s good at that. Your gun will never look or shoot better than the last few guns they’ve chambered or finished.

In which group do you put preferred barrel blanks?