I am currently acquiring parts for my first diy build. I have a mpa acc chassis and tt special trigger on the way. Big horn origin in hand. What is a a good Prefit barrel that won’t brake the bank and doesn’t have a big lead time? I am new to choosing my own barrel so a bit of help would be appreciated. Also I am thinking medium or heavy palma but not really set on that. Gun is for shooting steel and maybe some prairie dogs on occasion so weight is not a concern. Thanks!
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Depends... do you want Button, or cut?
Keystone Accuracy can do a Green Mountain Barrel ( button ) for $400-ish... or a Kreiger Cut rifle for $600-ish.
Johns turn around is FAST!
StraightJacket does my Proof barrels for $599. Shouldered, chambered, threaded, shipped.... but it takes 6-8 weeks.
LRI is a great option, as well.
Bartlein, Krieger, Proof, Brux, Hawk Hill...etc... close your eyes, point to a name and go. They will all shoot.
Keystone Accuracy can do a Green Mountain Barrel ( button ) for $400-ish... or a Kreiger Cut rifle for $600-ish.
Johns turn around is FAST!
StraightJacket does my Proof barrels for $599. Shouldered, chambered, threaded, shipped.... but it takes 6-8 weeks.
LRI is a great option, as well.
Bartlein, Krieger, Proof, Brux, Hawk Hill...etc... close your eyes, point to a name and go. They will all shoot.
I don’t know a ton about cut vs button, but seems to be most people say they hold the same accuracy
Altus recently started carrying Proof pre-fit barrels for Bighorn actions. They have a Proof Research Comp contour, cut rifle, 26", 6 mm Creedmoor in stock for $479. (at the time of this posting)
Altus Origin Link
Buy it today, have it in hand by the weekend. Don't think anyone can beat that price or delivery time.
Altus Origin Link
Buy it today, have it in hand by the weekend. Don't think anyone can beat that price or delivery time.
I'd recommend a Criterion, I have one in 6 Creed and it's shooting 1/4" groups at 200.
I think it's a heavy Palma
You can get
google the difference in cut vs button rifling. One cuts the grooves 1 groove at a time and the other drags a button through the barrel swaging the material around it to make the grooves.
Northland shooters supply. The offer Shilen and Criterion prefits. Both will shoot very well. And you can’t beat their customer service
Bartlein, krieger, hawk hill, rock creek, any single point cut barrel will shoot well. Call mile high and talk to Fritz he will spin you up a hammer for that origin action.
I’ve had three Shilen’s from them.
Great barrels and great service.
Recently I got a cut Brux from Keystone.
Great barrel and great service but the difference in machine work was noticeable and cost substantially more.
I’ll definitely buy more cut and button barrels.
From the sounds of it you can’t really go wrong with any of the main brands. I really wanted to go Bartlein but they seem to be a bit more than I would like to spend.
like I said I don’t know a ton about barrels, but all I hear about proof is their light weight carbon barrels. I assume there steel barrels are good also just don’t hear of them as much as others. Seems like a good price however.
Their SS barrels are superb. Cut rifled, hand lapped, and top quality machining. They're among the highest quality barrels you can buy.
Proof barrels and their prefits are awesome. My Savage prefit on a Nucleus in 6 cm is my match rifle.
Look on the Proof website for their Origin profits. If the contours and lengths offered work for you, I think the value is tremendous.
dumb question but what is the difference between origin prefit and savage prefit? are you guys talking about a shouldered prefit?
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Bartlien do cost a little more...and with good reason. Money well spent.
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