chopper69,
its my belief that getting a factory barrel that shoots well is a roll of the dice..so your $250.00-300.00 into the hopes of getting a good one.
well i say no thx!i spend my money at "MGM"(
http://www.matchgrademachine.com/. 4 weeks wait as well on a custom barrel an they shoot just as you would expect..
perfect!!..sospend the extra $50.00-$100.00 an get true quality.
chuck