This question has been asked on 6BR.com There are good and bad in every brand, but there are definitely brands that gunsmiths prefer because of trueness, steel quality and dimensional consistency.
It is BECAUSE we invest so much time and money in waiting for guns to be built and components to be ordered, that I learned to rely on components (and particularly barrels) with the best reputation. I had a bad experience where after waiting a year for an action and 6 months for a barrel and installation the 6BR did not shoot worth a damned. Every type of bullet and powder combination resulted in the same mediocre results. Only after re-barreling did I see that the problem had been the barrel. Within my circle of shooting friends, the same brand has a bad reputation. Not all barrels are created equal.
The Canadian Fullbore Team to the 2011 World Championships includes several Canadian Hall of Fame Shooters. They did a great deal of research to come up with a team barrel and they chose Krieger.
It is BECAUSE we invest so much time and money in waiting for guns to be built and components to be ordered, that I learned to rely on components (and particularly barrels) with the best reputation. I had a bad experience where after waiting a year for an action and 6 months for a barrel and installation the 6BR did not shoot worth a damned. Every type of bullet and powder combination resulted in the same mediocre results. Only after re-barreling did I see that the problem had been the barrel. Within my circle of shooting friends, the same brand has a bad reputation. Not all barrels are created equal.
The Canadian Fullbore Team to the 2011 World Championships includes several Canadian Hall of Fame Shooters. They did a great deal of research to come up with a team barrel and they chose Krieger.
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