Re: Montana barrels. I do not own any of their actions but have 4 of their barrels, 3 in chrome-moly, one in stainless. 22-250, 284 Win., 308 Palma, and 338 Federal (as of yet unfired) I also own barrels by Krieger, Ron Smith, Douglas, Shilen, and some assorted others. All the barrels shoot very accurately and I can't tell the difference my abilities run about 1/2 MOA on a good day and they will all do that. A buddy once shot a 5 shot "cloverleaf" with the 284 at 100 yards. Unless you are at the national champion level with a room full of trophy's, I doubt any of us could tell the difference between the above mentioned barrels in a "blind taste test." Chambering, bedding,load development are are are all much greater issues than barrel brand. One thing that I have noticed is that the 3 Montana's not prone to fouling and clean up easily.
I also believe that I saw the rifle that Guntech is referring to. If it is the same one, the issue wasn't the barrel, but the bodger of an amateur gunsmith that had been messing around with it!
With importation of barrels being so challenging these days, if you see a barrel with the contour and caliber you want, snap it up while you can. If it is a Montana, you won't be sorry you did.
Cheers sportingrifle.
