Purchasing a new 8 twist barrel...which manufacturer?

[DIBBS]

I'll be ordering a 1 in 8 twist barrel for my standard 6BR Panda in the not too distant future. I know that there are many fine manufacturers out there, but would like to hear recommendations from folks that have experience with a number of different barrel brands as to which have given them the best longevity and most consistent accuracy, both the brand and number of grooves you prefer. Thanks for your feedback.

 

[Liebetrau88]

I have shot Hart, Krieger, Chanlynn, Brux, and Obermeyer. I think that they are all about the same quality, personally I liked the Chanlynn the most because there aren't very many out there in the type of rifles that I shoot,Palma). Hart I haven't had much experience with. Boots Obermeyer is generally too busy with military stuff to actually get a barrel from, it's hard enough for me and I see him every other week during the summer. Krieger barrels are what everyone tends to get just because it's proven, I have never had a problem with them, and Jack is a good guy who is always willing to help. Right now, the barrels that I shoot the most are Brux Barrels. Sort of new, but not really, they made barrels awhile back, and then stopped for a long while, and now they are making them again for the past couple years. By far they are the easiest to get, generally takes about 2 weeks. I can personally vouche for them as one of the two barrel makers is my family. I have 3 of their barrels, two in 308, and one in 6.5. I haven't shot the 6.5 yet, but the two 308 have been sub .5 inch groups at 100 yards with iron sights on crappy sand bags. Their barrels can shoot, and if you have any problems, they are more than willing to help as they are a small manufacturing place that makes them in their spare time and aren't even up to a barrel a day. They are single cut barrels, they have been toying around with groove count as I have had a 4 groove, and two 6 grooves.

 

[tightneck]

The barrels I have used on my rifles include Kreiger, Bartlein, Lilja, Hart, Shilen and PacNor. I use Kreiger the most as I get them from Lester Bruno in about a week. All these barrels are of the highest quality and I wouldn't hesitate to use any of them. Grooves are meaningless in my book... 3,4,5,6 doesn't make a barrel any better or worse, they all shoot.

 

[1shot]

I have two Broughton 5-C canted land bbls. The first is in 6XC and has been a .25-.30 moa barrel from the beginning. The second one is chambered in Robert Whitley's 6 Super X and has yet to be fired. The order to delivery time on my last bbl. was 57 days.
I hope this helps,
Lloyd

 

[Travelor]

Just rebarreled a Savage 12 LRPV in 6mmBR with a 1:8 twist 28" MTU contour Krieger barrel. A good friend has a Savage F T/R that the same gunsmith rebarreled with the same configuration of a Krieger with the same results.

Groups are averaging .3" for 5 shot groups at 100 ayrds with loads sufficient to work at 1000 yards. 29.5 gr of Varget and 31.5 and 32.0 grains of VV550 with a Lapua case, Fed primers, and 107 grain SMK seated .01" into the lands.

I love Krieger barrels and have four rifles with Krieger barrels and having wonderful results in all.