Originally Posted By: RustydustThe gunsmith that built my Swift was known for his bench rest guns and after trying many different barrels over the years told me that the only ones that he had never had a bad one were Hart and Krieger. He did mention that almost all were pretty good barrels, but he only guaranteed match grade accuracy with Hart and Krieger barrels. Needless to day, I had him install a Krieger for my Swift and for sure, it did not dissapoint.
Well,,, on the flip side,,,, a friend recently had his 527 Kevlar Varminter in 204 rebarelled with a Kreiger by a local smith,, and it doesn't shoot near as well as the factory barrel did..
Kinda makes my point about the Smith being the most important part of the equasion..
Sounds like you simply have a good Gunsmith that could probably make any of the top end barrels work..
Don't blame you for going with the barrel he recomended one little bit though, since Krieger has a great reputation,, and he's the one you're gonna be talking to if it doesn't shoot..
I don't put much store in BR this and BR that. Mainly because the barrel that wins the championship that year is what everyone raves about untill the next year.. Truth is,, just about any of the top-end stuff can win on any given day,, and most have.
JMO