Thanks for the "heads-up" on Bergara, guys. Just looking down the road when I may need to replace a barrel on
one of my VLP's: .22-250, .243, and .25-06. Would prefer to go .243AI but neither E.A.B. or Bergara offers an
AI'd .243. But then, I'm a fan of both Shilen and PacNor.

bootsmcguire, I had similar bad results with a factory .25-06 in my Encore. Three inches was about the best it
would do. Their Customer Disservice was of no help in "customer satisfaction". Such things can really leave a
bitter taste in one's mouth, can it not? I paid twice the price to Virgin Valley Custom Guns (closed :'( ) for
an Encore barrel (Shilen) which is a tack driver. Am toying with the idea of a stainless 7mm-08 barrel for it, but
it just ain't gonna happen with T/C.