Hey Kinger, On this particular forum, there is a discussion of which shop makes the best barrels. I have copied the question posed by "Hobbyist" on another question under "Best Accuracy". I have copied his question regarding the subject and pasted his and my response below:
Hobbyist Wrote: Who's got the best accuracy in an apple-to-apple comparison? Bullberry, Old Virgin Valley, Van Horn, etc... How does that compare to FoxRidge?
I am in the process of ordering a custom Encore rifle barrel. I am doing some checking on best value/accuracy and will be posting the results.
I read a posting earlier that a Van Horn barrel was beating the Bullberries at the range. Don't recall what caliber and or if handgun/rifle but it may/may not be an isolated data. Anyway I spoke to Van Horn, they seem to be a smaller shop with more quality control. He claimed their barrels to be more accurate than Bullberry and bullberry is getting 2-3" grouping with their magnum calibers (what a surprise). He is sending me their brochure since their web site is not complete. Price on SS bull rifle barrel was $360 with 4 weeks delivery time.
Anyone has ordered the Van Horn or Fox Ridge bull barrels?
Hobbyist
Harold Clark Wrote:
Hobbyist. I have 15 barrels in calibers from 22 LR to 308s. They are all accurate. My 22 LR is a 16" Bull barrel from the Custom Shop (Fox Ridge) and it is a winner. I have a Custom shop 243 SS 26" Heavy barrel and it is deadly as well as it's look alike in 7mm TCU. I shoot with a buddy that has two Bullberry barrels. I would hate to live on the difference in accuracy in all the barrels. However, my most recent purchase was a Van Horn barrel in 7mm BR that is 18.5" long with a muzzle brake out to 20". Right out of the box I was amazed at the accuracy. Yesterday, I shot at the Rifle Silhouette range. Chickens = 220 yards: Pigs =330 yards and Turkeys = 418 yards. Rams are at 547 yards. I only had 30 rounds of ammo left and I started on the Chickens, then Pigs and then Turkeys. With my last round of ammo, I was on my last turkey for 30 hits. 30 hits out of 30 hits with wind and etc. is a great day in my book. My future barrels will be Van Horns. The turn around time was 4 weeks instead of several months and the quality of work is top of the line. I let all my shooting buddies experience the Van Horn barrel. I just carry a towel to wipe the drool drops off it.
Harold Clark
