Wher to find a good aftermarket barrel.

[fox fire]

I'm thinkin of buy'n a after market barrel, would love to find a short fluted varmit barrel in a .243, but it all depends on cost, figured you gents mite put me onto something.

Thnax.

[hector615]

Brownell's or Midway (Can't rememebr which one) is selling E.R. Shaw .243 varmint contour barrels with barrel nut wrench and and go-no go gauges for $ 200.

Sounds like a great start to me!!!

[drdougrx]

I've put a Shaw 22" fluted mag taper barrel in 243 on a ruger MKII.  Shoots nice and tight.  Cost with flutes, celux blue, etc...$560-ish and 26 weeks wait time.

[fox fire]

$200ish I can live with, for $560ish and 26 weeks I'll buy another gun, it's not that important to me, just thought it woud be nice to modify it (the gun) into a better predator gun, I'm lookin into some web sites this weekend to gather some thought.

[trotterlg]

What are you shooting on it now?  Larry

[fox fire]

Whats on it now is the factory barrel,its a marlin xs70, the barrel and lock nut are the same as a savage.

Thers nothing wrong with it but I would like something a little shorter, I have had a thought of cuttin mine down and recrowning, but the fluting is just a want and not a necesity, but aint it all.

[moorepower]

The fluting is where the cost is going to go up in a hurry. Northlander's on the Savageshooters site has a lot of in stock barrels by McGowen or Shilen, both are high quality.

[fox fire]

Thanx for thhe heads up, definately gonna look into it.

Thanx for the info guys, good stuff.