Who makes the best moly barrel?

[JoeBru]

I'm building a 375 on a 338 case, the action will be a commercial  FN mauser. At this stage I am unsure of which brand of chrome molly barrel to use.  
I've had a couple of bad ones, one that fouled like crazy, one that would not shot under 3 inch and another that was way too soft and started to wear  in under 200 rounds.  
Would appreciate peoples opinions and recommendations.  
Many Thanks.

[gunnut69]

I guess I've just been lucky but have not had a bad barrel from a modern maker.  Some were better than others but all were OK.  Douglas barrels were the standard for many years and I still find them to be great tubes.  Shilen, Walther, Lilja, Krieger and others are all good choices.  The higher priced barrels are usually lapped by the makers.  Most barrels are rather soft but tough.  They usually wear from heat erosion rather than friction.. of course the friction can add to the heat in the barrel.  I believe most barrels are damaged by cleaning or other means rather than worn out.   Some high volume shooters can wear out bores past the useable point for their particular game but many of those barrels would still produce accuracy that is quite good enough for most hunting applications.

[Nobade]

Our standards at the shop are Kreiger and Shilen match for accuracy rifles and Douglas select for hunting guns unless the customers specify otherwise. Recently we installed a K&P and that looked to be really nice as well. A lot of it has to do with availability. Some of the makers just don't seem to be able to deliver their product and you end up going with somebody else. BTW, a 375/338 sounds like a fun project! Let us know how it works when you have it up and running.