CVA now puts Bergara barrels on most of their good rifles. 416 stainless steel. They are great barrel! Apparently there are some RW fans on here that still believe all that crap that happened back in 1995 and 1996. CVA is under new ownership now and are selling a very good product. You can pay more money to buy a TC product if you want buy you will only be getting their name on your gun.