by Sergeant Hartman » 13 Feb 2019, 2:53 pm
I have a swan. Cost is 770 for SS and 660 for crmoly. As he generally makes his own barrels and fits them. Maddco barrels are around the 600-650 plus fitment.
From a mob like maddco, swan, kreiger, etc. Etc. Etc. You get a barrel that is not mass produced so the quality should be better, it does depend on the skills of the gunsmith and barrel makers. The barrel can be made to your specifications, including the twist rate, the profile, you can get it cerakoted, you can go so far as to specify the actually projectile you want to run. Also the chamber is tighter.
In short usually you end up with a more accurate gun than most factory made ones. Obviously you can get a dud. And usually a long wait time