08-04-2013, 05:21 AM
Thanks everybody. I went online to Kreiger, Bartlein, Hart and a few others. When I saw where Lilja was located (along with their offerings) my choice was made. They are just a few miles from my sister's place whom I'd already planned to visit. I spoke by phone with Ben Lilja himself and after telling him the intended purpose of the barrel and bullet weights I wanted to throw, his rifling suggestion confirmed my inclination. A few days later, I stopped in with my rifle and exact external measurements of the barrel were taken. A good thing too, because the barrelsmith who will build it for me noticed there are a couple different versions of FN's barrel in the book. So, it was cool to establish a bit of a face-to-face and handshake relationship with my barrelmaker. Their wait-time is about 16 weeks.