Benchmark vs Brux-Help me decide.....

[kennyg]

Hi,

I am putting together my first semi-custom gun, and I need help choosing a barrel. It will be chambered in 7 SAUM and is going on a savage action. I want a prefit barrel because I am doing the work myself. I can get either a Brux or a Benchmark for about the same cost. I would like to hear the good and the bad from those that have used either brand. I am looking for the most accuracy I can get out of my savage. I would be open to other suggestions for prefit barrels, these are just the two best options I have seen so far. Any advice is appreciated!

 

[RottenII]

I went with the Brux for my Savage. Purchased through SSS as they had one in stock, no wait. Super accurate and very easy to clean. I'm going with a Brux for my Creedmore build.

 

[Preacher]

Come on down and shoot any of my Brux barreled rifles and make your decision on that....
I'll let you shoot some sweet Pac-Nors too while your here......

 

[rcw3]

I don't think you can go wrong with either.

 

[kennyg]

I believe they both make good barrels, but I guess I am wondering from a pure accuracy standpoint, which company I would have the best chance at getting a more accurate barrel from?

 

[rcw3]

I believe they both make good barrels, but I guess I am wondering from a pure accuracy standpoint, which company I would have the best chance at getting a more accurate barrel from?

Truthfully, that's almost a "flip a coin" situation.

Robert

 

[Spook]

ditto, both are first tier barrel makers. The Savages I worked on all shot better without the nut.

 

[kennyg]

so you chambered them like a remington? Do you have any speculation as to why they shot better this way?

 

[kennyg]

Also, the benchmark is a button rifled barrel (3 groove or some version of 5R), and the brux is a cut rifled 4 groove. Do you feel this makes a difference?

 

[RAGGED]

I recently put a 1.25” Brux on a Savage I put together, very happy. I have 400rds thru it and its avg 198.8 and that’s with a few matches that the wind got the best of me, on a good day it will shoot 199-200 with X counts in the 12-15 range. This was headspaced and installed in a conventional manor using a Northland Shooter Supply Ground recoil lug, mostly done for looks but also there are a few similar rigs around the club that also shoot lights out so I thought why mess with a good recipe. Went 200-15X @ last nights 600yd NRA F-Class match, for a $1400 rifle with the stock Accutrigger that’s about as good as I’m personally capable of. My shooting buddy also just put a Brux on his Bat actioned Precision Rifle, went 200-17X at last nights match, so safe to say Brux is putting out some great bbls as of late.

 

[buffybuster]

They are both excellent. Comes down to either cut or button rifled and which one is in stock.

 

[shooter65]

Brux

 

[kennyg]

Sounds like it is hard to go wrong with Brux....

 

[cmillard]

i thought benchmark was cut rifled--i just talked to the folks at benchmark a couple weeks ago and thought they said that they were cut rifled. could be wrong

 

[kennyg]

I spoke with Chris I think it was, and he mentioned that they had 3 groove and 5r buttons in 7mm, but maybe they can make both??

 

[Shooter264]

Brux would be my choice.

 

[Nodak7mm]

You owe it to yourself to call brux and talk to one of the guys. If you aint laughing your butt off after chatting for a 1/2 hr, you wernt listening close enough.. I have never met them, but have talked to em both. The movie "Grumpy Old Men" comes to mind....

Great barrels, I have two and will be ordering more....

Rod

 

[Switchbarrel]

One other "pre-fit" choice would be the Criterion barrels that Jim Briggs at Northland Shooters Supply sells. Prices are tough to beat for a pre-fit. An offshoot of Kreiger barrels apparently, all of the reports I've seen have been positive.

-Rick

 

[kennyg]

I tried him, but they would not make me a small shank barrel for my 7 Saum.....bummer

 

[SOA197]

+1 to what Rod said.
Brux hands down.
As far as I have experienced they are the best couple of guys you can work with. I have 2 barrels from them and they are amazing. The second one we had a miscomunication and they fixed the problem no questions. Sent the barrel back and the new one came in a week with a 20 dollar bill to "cover shipping and pain in the ass fees". Also highly recomend their interupted fluting. I promise you will be the only one of your buddies that has a barrel like it. Always gets oohs and awws.

-TJ