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Rimfire barrel for BR shooting

Jeff Buchanan

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I’ve been out of Rimfire work for about 20 years. Back when I did barrel work Lilja tight and standard bore, Blackstar, Shilen ratchet, and Walther barrels were the most popular. What are the best barrels, listed in order, of the 5 best options for Rimfire benchrest shooting?

Thanks-Jeff
 
I’ve been out of Rimfire work for about 20 years. Back when I did barrel work Lilja tight and standard bore, Blackstar, Shilen ratchet, and Walther barrels were the most popular. What are the best barrels, listed in order, of the 5 best options for Rimfire benchrest shooting?

Thanks-Jeff
Muller, BM, Lilja. After that you’re in no mans land.
P.,S. Off topic but what the hell happened to Lederer?
 
I have Shilen, Benchmark, and Muller that all shoot well. I'm seeing a number of reports that the new Criterion are pretty good too. Nice to have multiple choices, mostly an availability issue today.
I’ve shot one match (ABRA) with my 2500x with a Criterion barrel. I shot a 199 and a 198 with a lot of CX that isn’t my favorite. It outshoots the two Shillen Ratchet barrels that I have for that rifle. I called Criterion and they are button rifled and hand lapped.
 
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