I have said this plenty of times before... Given the current price of decent match ammo, a better barrel is a bargain.
A shooter could easily waste a hundred dollars of decent ammo trying to get a lesser barrel to shoot to their expectations... and never achieve their desired goal. IMI 77gr 5.56, a "reasonable" match load, ( given current ammo conditions ) is about 92cents a round.
We all could easily blow through 150rds in one bench session.
IMHO, a better barrel greatly increases the likelihood of shooting to someones expectations.
Sometimes a average barrel can be a heck of a shooter, ... sometimes. I don't like to gamble, so I tend to spend more to put the odds in my favor.
An extra $100-$150 dollars is well spent money.
A WOA, or a Criterion is a least expensive way to improve your odds of getting a great shooting barrel.
A shooter could easily waste a hundred dollars of decent ammo trying to get a lesser barrel to shoot to their expectations... and never achieve their desired goal. IMI 77gr 5.56, a "reasonable" match load, ( given current ammo conditions ) is about 92cents a round.
We all could easily blow through 150rds in one bench session.
IMHO, a better barrel greatly increases the likelihood of shooting to someones expectations.
Sometimes a average barrel can be a heck of a shooter, ... sometimes. I don't like to gamble, so I tend to spend more to put the odds in my favor.
An extra $100-$150 dollars is well spent money.
A WOA, or a Criterion is a least expensive way to improve your odds of getting a great shooting barrel.