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Looks like Ed Brown is the best price ($179 for a barrel and bushing). Kart and Wilson are about $20 higher than this.
That's a negligeable difference in the long run but still $20 is $20... is one better than the others there? Bar-Sto is about $230 from what I've found.
I'm a DIY guy btw so I'll probably dig up a tutorial and have at it.
That trumps brand. A few years back Gun Digest did a test and fired a big variety of barrels from a barrel fixture, so fitment out of the equation. They all grouped within a few .01" of each other.
That said, I have a preference for Bar-Sto; my best shooting guns have them (one from Novak, the other another lesser name but good gunsmith). I like Scheumann a lot, too.
777, I've had good results with Bar-sto, KART, Schuemann, Baer. I suspect Brown is very good too. As has been stated, it's the fit.
BTW, I have an old Colt commercial Government model with the regular Colt non match barrel. It was welded up and refitted by Clark Custom back in the '60s. Still capable of 10 shots in approx. 2" at 50 yards from a machine rest. It's the fit...
If you plan to fit it yourself, I'd recommend the Brown drop-in. If you want a Match barrel to perform to potential, I'd recommend a KKM and a smith who knows how to fit it.
Though true the barrels tested were all close from the fixture, not every barrel including "gunsmith fit" are manufactured with enough material in the areas needing precise fitting. Assuming you won't be building a shooting fixture but rather changing barrels, having a enough material to "fit" is critical for accuracy and longevity.
Absolutely agree with earlier posts of barrel fit being most important. I'm sure match grade barrels from the brands mentioned above are outstanding, but a match barrel that isn't fit properly to the bushing, slide, and frame is nothing more than an exercise in spending money. Frankly most pistols from quality 1911 manufacturers have perfectly good barrels. Most of us can't shoot as well as these pistols are capable of. Maybe a Grand Master level shooter can tell the difference in performance with a match barrel, but I'll bet most of us can't. I shoot STI pistols in competition and they are hand fitted so they are tight, smooth, and accurate. For me, adding a match grade barrel is pretty far down on the list of things I can do to improve my shooting.
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