I do not own a Savage rifle but when reading postings about changing barrels, I never see anyone recommending barrels from Savage.

These rifles apparently are good shooters out of the box so it seems like their barrels must not be too bad. It seems like an order to Savage should be easy and they should be able to pull a barrel off the shelf. Are they more expensive than those from a custom barrel maker? If not, why not just get one from Savage?

I am thinking about buying my first Savage 25-06 and then getting a second barrel in 30-06.