I went with a Brux barrel. I decided on either a Bartlein or a Brux, basically, because they single point cut rifle and they are a small shops. I actually would have went with a Bartlein, but they have an 8 month wait right now and I wasn't willing to wait that long. I went with the 3 month wait from Brux. I will probably get a Bartlein for my next build.

My reasoning was is if you have a barrel maker that is fairly well known and there are only a couple people working there, e.g. the owners, you're probably going to have a smaller chance of a "bad" barrel slipping through. Kreiger has a good name, but is a bigger shop so I wasn't sure who would make my barrel, whereas Bartlein and Brux are smaller. I also hear that Bartlein has all new machines whereas most of the other single point cut rifle machinists have older machines from the 40s and 50s. Not sure if that matters, though.