Hi Chris
Choose your smith & go with their recommendation.
They may well have a favorite to work on or that produces best results for them.
Availability may also play a part.
Only having owned 1 custom barrel (Shillen ratchet) which has been awesome, it's not a large pool of knowledge to draw from.
Peter
For all your help Have a good holiday
ROCK1
Hi Chris
Choose your smith & go with their recommendation.
They may well have a favorite to work on or that produces best results for them.
Availability may also play a part.
Only having owned 1 custom barrel (Shillen ratchet) which has been awesome, it's not a large pool of knowledge to draw from.
Peter
I have Shillen Ratchet Barells and have so in my last 4 rifles rate them very highly. The Smith advise above from Peter is very good too...
Bill Collaros Australia
"Shoot to Thrill"