Anyone have experience with Remage barrels?

[Brad1974]

So I have an old remington 721 30-06 that I have not been able to get it shooting nearly as well as I would like. I have also been dreaming of having a 280 AI or 7 SAUM, however a high end factory rifle or a custom barreled action is too far out of the budget. I love my rem 721 action, I modified the action to fit my aftermarket trigger that I also love, and I have it in a chassis currently. It would end up nearly as expensive to have it rebarreled with all of the extra work done, plus some other negatives of using that action for a custom job (after speaking to a reputable custom rifle builder), so that is out of the question as well. So, I have been looking at the idea of rebarreling it with a remage style barrel. I have seen reports that it's not unusual for some of the better remage barrel manufacturers getting 1/2 moa performance. I don't really need sub 1/2 moa performance, but would be very happy with a rifle consistently capable of sub moa. Have any of you done a remage conversion before? which barrel manufacturers have you tried? Any pros and cons I should be aware of? What kind of accuracy have you gotten with the remage? Any relevant information would be greatly appreciated.

 

[mb6355]

Have done two, both fast twist 7mm Rem mag and .270 Win. One is a McGowen and the other PVA. Both shoot great. Really pretty simple once you get the old barrel off. Just get a go gauge to get the head space set correctly.

 

[Brad1974]

Have done two, both fast twist 7mm Rem mag and .270 Win. One is a McGowen and the other PVA. Both shoot great. Really pretty simple once you get the old barrel off. Just get a go gauge to get the head space set correctly.

Yea, it looks simple, and I was thinking the same about getting my old barrel off being the most difficult part... that thing has been on there a very long time...
I've heard great things about the McGowen, PVA, and Criterion barrels by NSS.